stop the wrecks
FACT #25
44% of adults say they have been passengers of drivers who used the cell phone
in a way that put themselves or others in
danger.
FACT #26
36% of teens say they have been involved
in a near-crash because of their own or
someone else’s distracted driving.
22% of teens who drive while distracted
say it makes driving less boring.
FACT #16
21% of teens who drive while distracted
say they’re used to being connected to
people all the time.
FACT #27
While over 90% of teen drivers say they
don’t drink and drive, 9 out of 10 say
they’ve seen passengers distracting the
driver, or drivers using cell phones.
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FACT #15
FACT #17
35% of teens who drive while distracted
don’t think they’ll get hurt.
FACT #18
20% of teens who share vehicles had
texted while driving, compared to 35% who
own their own cars.
FACT #19
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23 is the average number of texts per
month that teens who text and drive admit
to sending.
FACT #20
FACT #10
60% of drivers use cell phones while
driving.
77% of young adult drivers are very/
somewhat confident that they can safely
text while driving.
FACT #21
FACT #11
57% of drivers rate themselves as better
than the average driver.
55% of young adult drivers agree that it’s
easy to text and pay attention to driving at
the same time.
FACT #12
FACT #22
An online survey of 1,999 teens ages
16-19 found that 86% had driven while
distracted even though 84% know it’s dangerous.
85% of respondents who text while
driving agree that texting while driving
is a problem and 89% recognize that the
behavior reduces reaction time.
FACT #13
FACT #23
34% of teens who drive while distracted
simply say they’re used to multi-tasking.
FACT #14
32% of teens who drive while distracted
don’t think anything bad will happen to
them.
FACT #28
Distracted driving is the number one
killer of American teens. Alcohol-related
accidents among teens have dropped, but
teenage traffic fatalities have remained
unchanged because distracted driving is on
the rise.
FACT #29
About half of drivers 16 to 24 said they
had texted while driving, compared with 22
percent of drivers 35 to 44.
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 sending or
reading text messages on their cell phone.
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