If you think teenagers are the biggest texting and driving offenders, think again. Adults are worse.

According to a new stats(Opens in a new window) released by AT&T, nearly half of all adults admitted to texting while driving, compared to 43 percent of teens. Moreover, 43 percent of adults who text while behind the wheel called it a “habit.”  

It’s a bad habit, and it’s gotten worse. Six in 10 commuters said they never texted while driving just three years ago. Though 98 percent of adults said they know texting and emailing while driving is unsafe, many still do it anyway.

AT&T is now calling on businesses to help end texting while driving by taking action to educate their employees during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. More than 165 organizations, including Amazon and RadioShack, have already signed up for the carrier’s Texting & Driving-It Can Wait(Opens in a new window) campaign, which offers free educational resources for schools and businesses.

“Businesses can help keep their employees and others on the road safe by encouraging responsible behavior behind the wheel, including obeying all laws related to the use of electronic devices,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said in a statement. “We also encourage all businesses to consider joining the ‘It Can Wait’ movement to end texting while driving. Together we can help turn the tide on this serious issue.”

There is still much work to be done to change drivers’ behaviors. Those the U.S. are more likely to engage in risky behaviors like texting and talking on the phone while driving than their counterparts in seven European countries, according to a separate study released this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At this point, more than 100,000 crashes a year involve drivers who are texting, according to stats on AT&T’s It Can Wait website. Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident than those who wait to send their message.

AT&T in September held a “No Text on Board” pledge day, urging drivers to make a lifelong commitment to never again text while driving. You can take the pledge over on the carrier’s website(Opens in a new window).

Meanwhile, lawmakers are now turning their attention to the potential dangers of using a new type of technology while driving — Google Glass. A West Virginia state legislator has introduced a bill that would ban the use of head-mounted gadgets while driving — a measure that was inspired by Google’s modernistic glasses.

As of this February, 33 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place restricting the use of cell phones while driving. For more, see Which States have Cell Phone, Texting While Driving Bans?