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Friday, October 21, 2011

10 THINGS PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT TEEN DRIVING

Everyone knows drinking and driving is a primary cause of teen crashes and teen deaths.

But many people don’t know:

1. 16-year-old drivers are three times more likely to die in a car crash than other drivers.


2. Simple driver error is a factor in two-thirds of fatal teen crashes.


3. Two-thirds of teen occupants killed in crashes are not wearing seat belts.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about the statistics of the "older" drivers?

Anonymous said...

Older drivers don't have the compulsion to text their friends immediately upon getting a text similar to trained mice, as younger drivers do. I especially see young girls blab on hand held cell phones in a very spirited manner, although it's now against the law. Food for thought.

Anonymous said...

Do a study on how annoying old drivers are that drive under the speed limit, with turn signals on, take up both lanes, stop to make right turns, have no clue where they are, can't see over the steering wheel, pull out in front of you, and top it off sit at GREEN lights. OH YEAH teens are the worst....BULL!!!!