The usual concerns arise, knowing teen drivers will be packing the ever-present buzzing and ringing cell phones from which most seem incapable of parting. We've had the discussion many times at our house of the idiocy of driving while using a cell phone and especially driving while "intexticated," and as confident as I am that my kid won't do it, there's always that nagging concern that the slightest distraction can lead to tragic consequences.

A British study has found that ''intexticated'' drivers are worse than intoxicated ones, and even as dangerous as those who do drugs and drive.

Nearly 50 percent of the drivers ages 18 to 24 surveyed said that they sent text messages while driving, according to the study by Britain's Royal Automobile Club.

Aronson isn't alone when it comes to teenage drivers who text message while driving. In a recent informal Fox news survey done in Minneapolis, a large majority of the 161 teens interviewed admitted to "driving while intexticated."

Eighty-six percent of teens surveyed said they read incoming messages while in the driver's seat, and 75 percent said they typed them. On a driving course, cameras recorded some teens taking their eyes off the road for three seconds to text.