With 660,000 drivers on their phones every minute, driving becoming the distraction

In the war against distracted driving, Americans have sided with distractions.

A new federal study finds that at any given moment of daylight, 660,000 U.S. drivers are using their phones for talking, texting, directions or Angry Birds — a figure that hasn't changed since 2010, despite 39 states with some kind of cellphone ban for drivers, a drumbeat of public service campaigns and polls showing most people consider the practice dangerous.

The data comes from surveys conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which also surveyed 6,000 drivers about their attitudes toward electronics in cars. Nearly all — 94 perecent — supported bans on texting, and 74 percent backed laws banning all hand-held cellphone use, with suggested fines averaging $200.