Focus on the Road

FOCUS ON THE ROAD BE SAFER, DRIVE SMARTER THIS SUMMER! Jul, Aug & Sept 44% teen driving increases by 44% during summer months are the most dangerous months to drive STOP MOTOR VEHICLE MORE FATAL CRASHES ARE THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS #1 27%+ cause of death for US teens. occur during the summer months than any other season. EIGHT OF THE DEADLIEST DAYS TO DRIVE CAR CRASHES ARE 35%+ 8/10 the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds in the U.S. DEADLIEST DAYS are in July, August and September 3 out of 4 On Average OVER 75% OF TEEN DRIVER CRASHES ARE DUE TO 'CRITICAL ERRORS' What causes high accident rates among teens? UNSAFE DRIVING LACK OF SPEEDS DISTRACTED SCANNING necessary to detect or respond to hazards, right of way, traffic signs, signals and lane changes driving at unsafe speeds for road conditions, by something inside or outside the vehicle. A texting driver is 23× more likely to respond to others or to navigate a curve to be involved in an accident 5 TIPS FOR SAFER DRIVING PARENTS SPEAK LIMIT CURFEWS OUT OF MATTER UP RIDERS ARE KEY SIGHT Parents should openly More than 40% of teen auto Only 44% of teens say they would speak relative risk of a fatal up if someone were driving in a way that For teenagers, the Talking on a cell phone doubles the likelihood of an communicate their expectations for when teens are behind the wheel crash increases as deaths occur bet ween 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the number of accident. Iginition on, Cell Phone Off scared them passengers increases MOST CRASHES ARE ~ PREVENTABLE ~ Be Safer, Drive Smarter Brought to you by: driving-tests.org facebook.com/drivingtests twitter.com/driving_tests [email protected] driving-tests.org permit practice tests