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Teen Drivers Behind the Wheel

BY THE NUMBERS TEENS BEHIND THE WHEEL PERCENTAGE OF TEENS WHO RESPOND TO AT LEAST ONE TEXT MESSAGE EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE. MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME, IN SECONDS, RANK OF MOTOR VEHICLE THAT A DRIVER'S EYES CRASHES AS CAUSE OF DEATH FOR U.S. TEENS. ARE OFF THE ROAD EACH TIME HE OR SHE TEXTS. 63.3 BILLION TOTAL COST, IN DOLLARS, OF MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES TO MALE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS EACH YEAR. THOUGH THEY MAKE UP ONLY 14 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION, 15- TO 24-YEAR-OLDS MAKE UP 30 PERCENT OF THIS FIGURE. 3 10 HOW MANY TIMES MORE LIKELY A DRIVER'S RISK OF GETTING INTO A CRASH WHEN HE OR SHE IS REACHING FOR A PHONE, DIALING, OR TEXTING. PERCENTAGE OF DRIVERS UNDER THE AGE OF 20 WHO WERE REPORTED AS DISTRACTED WHEN THEY CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. 55 PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO REPORTED IN 2013 THAT THEY ALWAYS WEAR A SEATBELT WHEN THEY ARE A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE. RIP 2,65Ø NUMBER OF 16- TO 19-YEAR-OLDS IN THE U.S. WHO WERE KILLED IN 2011 IN CAR CRASHES. 421000 APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED IN 2012 IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER. 32 HOW MANY TIMES MORE LIKELY TEENAGE BOYS ARE TO DIE IN CRASHES THAN THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPARTS. HOW MANY TIMES MORE LIKELY DRIVERS 16 TO 19 YEARS OLD ARE TO DIE THAN DRIVERS WHO ARE 20+. 10 PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS WHO ADMIT TO HAVING EXTENDED, MULTI-MESSA GE TEXT CONVERSATIONS WHILE DRIVING. WORLDCAR.COM • CENTRICITYMAG.WORLDCAR.COM

Teen Drivers Behind the Wheel

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Teenage drivers have always had a higher rate of automobile crashes than older drivers, but the introduction of mobile devices has caused those numbers to rise even higher. They have less experience b...

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