The following facts we learned are from:
State Farm - Teen Driving
Teen Safety Driving
If you have children in the car you should aware them that before you drive they need to be...
1.Calm
2.Not too loud
3.Secure seat belt over children or child before driving.
Factors that contribute to Teen Crashes and Injuries:
1.According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Teens who drive with others in the night are more likely to have an accident because distractions and most in the accident will face death because of the most common mistake made, the unsecure seat belt.
2.Immaturity, the state of not being mature or proper.
Common Distractions while Driving:
1.Read or Send a message
2.Eat food or drink beverages
3.Changing the radio or use navigation systems
4.Attending a child or infant
5.Talking to passengers
In 2009 over 5,000 people were killed in crashes involving the driver being distracted and 448,000 injured.Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount if brain activity associated with driving by 37%.
Your twenty seven times more likely to crash if you're texting and driving.20% of injury crashes in 2009 involved distractions to the driver and 16% of fatal crashes in 2009 involved distracted driving.
The proper way to stay clear of death:
1.Hands on Wheel
2.Eyes on Road
3.Mind on Driving, nothing else no matter what.
Here's a video about what might happen:
After you watch the video think about what happened, the passengers weren't wearing their seat belts, talking to driver, texting and driving, and others. It's that bad.
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