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Summary Ninety one percent of U.S. adults questioned in a new poll by, Intel said they have seen people misuse technology, and three quarters think mobile manners have decreased in the past year
The poll of 2,000 adults revealed that most U.S. adults wished people practiced better mobile etiquette and found the lack of cell phone manners extremely annoying. 20 percent of the participants admitted to poor etiquette themselves.Nearly 75 percent said the lack of mobile manners has created a new form of public rage and 65 percent admitted they became angry around people who misused mobile devices. The most annoying behaviors were the use of mobile devices during driving, followed by talking on a cell phone loudly in a public place and walking in the street while texting or talking on the phone.People reported seeing, on average five mobile offenses every day, according to the poll. Nearly a quarter said they had even seen someone using a laptop while driving, and one in five said they checked their mobile devices before getting out of bed in the morning.
