Internet surfing while driving is on the rise

Who wants to look at the road when your smartphone is so much more interesting? That's the thinking of a growing number of people who admit to "webbing" and driving -- or surfing the Internet while driving their car.

According to a study of 1,000 drivers by State Farm Insurance, 48% of drivers 18 to 29 have admitted to accessing the Internet while driving. That's up from 29% three years ago. In the same age group, 43% of drivers said they check email while they are driving, up from 32% in 2009. In 2011, State Farm found that 30% of people 18 to 29 admitted to updating their social networks while they were driving too. These numbers may be frightening, but they are not necessarily unexpected because more drivers now have smartphones.