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FACT # 11
57 % of drivers rate themselves as better than the average driver.( 2011, Harris Poll)
FACT # 12
An online survey of 1,999 teens ages 16-19 found that 86 % had driven while distracted even though 84 % know it ' s dangerous.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 13
34 % of teens who drive while distracted simply say they ' re used to multi-tasking.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 14
32 % of teens who drive while distracted don ' t think anything bad will happen to them.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 15
22 % of teens who drive while distracted say it makes driving less boring.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 16
21 % of teens who drive while distracted say they ' re used to being connected to people all the time.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 19
23 is the average number of texts per month that teens who text and drive admit to sending.
FACT # 20
77 % of young adult drivers are very / somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving.( Ad Council, 2011)
FACT # 21
55 % of young adult drivers agree that it ' s easy to text and pay attention to driving at the same time.( Ad Council, 2011)
FACT # 22
85 % of respondents who text while driving agree that texting while driving is a problem and 89 % recognize that the behavior reduces reaction time.( Ad Council, 2011)
FACT # 23
Brain power used while driving decreases by 40 % when a driver listens to conversation or music.
FACT # 24
49 % of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was
FACT # 17
35 % of teens who drive while distracted don ' t think they ' ll get hurt.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
FACT # 18
20 % of teens who share vehicles had texted while driving, compared to 35 % who own their own cars.( 2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)