Teens and Distracted Driving

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Teens and Distracted Driving
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Introduction

• 80 of crashes and 65 of near crashes involved
  some sort of driver distraction.
• Teens are 4x more likely to be in a wreck then
  drivers over age 30.
• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of
  death for 16-20 year olds.
• 5,500 fatalities annually. 450,000 injuries
  annually.
• 14 of all deaths due to motor vehicle accidents
  involve a teenage driver.
• 53 of the time teen driver deaths occur on
  weekends.

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SurveyPlease answer Yes or No on your responders.

• Have you ever spoken on a cell phone while
  driving?
• Have you ever sent text messages while driving?
• Have you ever had a conversation with a friend
  while driving?
• Do you listen to the radio while driving?
• Do you adjust the station on your radio or change
  the CD while driving?
• Do you drive when you are tired?
• Do you eat and drive?
• Girls do you put on makeup while driving?
• Do you have a GPS system that you use while
  driving?
• Do you listen to your iPod while driving?

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DWT Driving while texting

• How many of you would consider writing a paper or
  watching a movie on your laptop while driving?
• Texters in the US sent 158 billion messages last
  year. Up 95 from 2005.
• 13 of teens admit to texting while driving
• The average teen takes their eyes off of the road
  10 of the time. That jumps to 40 when a teen is
  texting while driving
• Texting means a 400 increase in the amount of
  time that your eyes are off the road.
• 140 increase in lane violations while texting.
• Many states are now banning texting while
  driving. Fines for violating these laws were as
  high as 101 per text in some states.

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Driving While Using Your Cell Phone

• Talking on your cell phone while driving is the
  most common distraction drivers face.
• In many states it is already illegal for
  teenagers and adults to use their cell phones
  while driving.
• In a recent survey, 73 of drivers surveyed
  admitted to using their cell phones while
  driving.
• Drivers who use their cell phones while driving
  are 4x more likely to be in an accident.

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DWE Driving while eating

• What do you think the Top 10 most dangerous foods
  to eat in the car are?
• 10 Chocolate. Whatever you touch gets sticky,
  drivers instinctive reactions are to clean and
  that is distracting.
• 9 Soft Drinks. Open containers can cause a lack
  of driver concentration when spilled.
• 8 Jelly and Cream Filled Doughnuts. Drivers
  become more focused on the messy jelly oozing out
  than driving.
• 7 Fried Chicken. Greasy hands are a distraction
  as drivers try to clean them. Plus, grease is
  almost impossible to clean off of a steering
  wheel.
• 6 BBQ. BBQ sauce is messy. You should remember
  If it can drip dont eat it while driving.

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Driving While Eating, continued

• 5 Hamburgers. Dripping condiments, special
  sauces and greasy meat distract drivers as they
  drip out of the bun and onto your shirt. The 5
  Hamburger becomes 500 - 5,000 worth of repairs.
  
• 4 Chili. Anything containing chili such as a
  chili dog is dangerous. Steering chili to your
  mouth while steering your car requires more
  dexterity than humans possess.
• 3 Tacos. This food can disassemble itself. One
  good road bump and the seat of your car looks
  like a salad bar.
• 2 Hot Soups. Eating soup while driving is like
  attempting a juggling act.
• 1 Coffee. Coffee spills are the worst because
  drivers try to make immediate cleanup while still
  driving. Hot coffee can also cause serious burns
  that divert a drivers focus away from the road
  and onto their scalded legs.

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Sleepy Driving
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Sleepy Driving

• 100,000 reported crashes per year as a result of
  drowsiness. 1,500 of them result in deaths.
• 55 of those crashes were caused by drivers under
  the age of 25.
• Some states are requiring that sleep deprived
  drivers that cause accidents that kill someone be
  charged with vehicular homicide.
• Fall asleep for 2.5 seconds going 70 MPH and you
  just traveled the length of a football field
  while sleeping.
• Being awake for 18 hours has the same effect on
  your driving as being legally drunk.

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How Tired is Too Tired? Are you at risk for a
sleepy driving crash? Factors to consider.

• 6 Hours of sleep or less triples your risk.
• Pull over and take a nap if you
• 1. Have trouble keeping your eyes open.
• 2. Are frequently blinking or yawning.
• 3. Are feeling restless or irritable.
• 4. Are having trouble remembering the last few
  miles youve driven.

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Driving While Impaired
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Driving While Impaired

• 28 of drivers age 15-20 that were in accidents
  had been drinking.
• 39 of all fatal crashes involved alcohol.
• During the last 30 days, 28.5 of high school
  students admitted to riding in a car driven by
  someone who had been drinking alcohol.
• Driving while impaired slows your reaction time.
• If you are driving while impaired it can end up
  on your permanent record. That affects your
  ability to go to college, your ability to get
  financial aid or scholarships for college, your
  ability to get a job and your ability to get your
  own car insurance as an adult.

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Distracted Driving Changing the Radio, Talking
to your Friends, Putting on Makeup, etc.

• Driver inattention is the leading factor in
  crashes.
• 45 of teen drivers killed in car accidents have
  a friend in the car with them.
• Changing the radio, talking to your friends
  and/or putting on makeup etc. all take your
  attention off the road.
• Inattention is a huge risk factor for accidents.

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Distraction Activity

• Can you really pay attention while distracted?
• Lets find out.

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Discussion

• Results
• Analysis
• Conclusion
• How can we become more attentive drivers?

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Wrap-up

• Reducing or eliminating as many distractions as
  possible can reduce your risk of being in a motor
  vehicle accident.
• The person calling your cell phone can wait, the
  radio doesnt need to be changed until you reach
  a stop light, your makeup looks great, and you
  can catch up with your friends when you arrive at
  your destination.

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Dont become a statistic.