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#12009: 49% of drivers ages 16-24
2012: 78% of high school juniors and seniors
2009 & 2012:2009 & 2012:self-reportedself-reportedtexting and drivingtexting and drivingbehavior**behavior**
(**2009, AAA Foundation for Traffic (**2009, AAA Foundation for Traffic SafetySafety
**2012, Liberty Mutual and SADD)**2012, Liberty Mutual and SADD)
Pew Internet and American Life Project.
60% of all drivers use cell phones while driving.49% of drivers under 35 send or read text
messages while driving.
(2011, Harris Poll)
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Texting while driving 23 times greater risk
Drunk driving7 times greater risk
Drowsy driving4-6 times greater risk
(Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2012)
Practice Makes Perfect.55% of young adult drivers agree that it's easy
to text and pay attention to driving at the same time.
I Always Multi-task!34% of teens who drive while distracted simply say they're used to multi-tasking
It Won’t Happen To ME.32% of teens who drive while distracted
don't think anything bad will happen to them.
Three Misconceptions
(Ad Council, 2011.2010,Strayer etal. 2010, AAA)
“It Won’t Happen To ME.”
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16 year old indicted on manslaughtertexting while driving charge
(June, 2013)
Savannah Nash, 16, Dies During Her First Solo Drive
(May, 2013)
Driver who killed teen while texting, driving gets prison time.
(July 1, 2013)
Dennis Kee, 15,killed by 31 yr old
texting & drunk driver(April 26, 2013)
17 year old , Alexis Summers killed. Troopers found a cell phone
with a partly typed message on the screen. (2011)
• App automatically starts when car moving 5mph
• 911 Emergency override
• Saves messages
• Informs caller/ texter you are driving
• Cost: FREE
Cell Phone Blockers
It’s the LAW!!!In Oklahoma, teens are banned
from using any handheld device.
In Tulsa, any age driver can be given a $150 ticket for driving
distracted.
The Ripple Effect• Court appearance & finesCourt appearance & fines• License suspended/ revokedLicense suspended/ revoked• Insurance premiums go upInsurance premiums go up• Costly auto damageCostly auto damage• Costly medical expensesCostly medical expenses• Parents take your keys!!Parents take your keys!!