The Number One Killer Of Teenagers in America,

Accounting For Nearly Half of All Teen Deaths In The United States Each Year

is…

YOU!

Innocent Teens All Across America Are Being Slaughtered Each Day Because Teen Drivers Are

Driving With Little Or No Experience Behind

The Wheel

Tragedies Put into Perspective

• Equivalent of one commercial airliner full of teens crashing EVERY WEEK

           

Tragedies Put into Perspective

• Approximately 6,000 teens per year killed in traffic crashes in U.S.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics

Drinking & Driving Is Not The Main Problem

• Drinking and driving is

involved in only 14% of 15 & 16-year old driver crashes

• Campaigns directed at this issue are missing 86% of the problem for this age group

Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

The Novice Driver Problem

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Teenage Drivers:

• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers

• Car crashes account for 2% of all deaths in U.S.

• However, they account for 44% of teen deaths

A Tragic Story

Teenage Drivers – A Tragic Story

• On average, one teen is injured in a car crash every 15 minutes (approx.100 times as many injuries as fatalities)

• Over 500 Texas teens are killed in car crashes each year

• Cars driven by teens kill over 800 per year in Texas

Teenage Drivers – A Tragic Story

• Mason is the 10th ranked county out of 254 counties to have high fatalities percentages

• Mason County is ranked 40th on injuries caused by teen wrecks

Key Statistics

• Total economic cost of crashes with drivers age 15 to 20 years old =$41 Billion per year

The Highest Risks• Driver inexperience

• Driving at night

• Distractions • Teen passengers in the vehicle without an adult

• Cell phones

• Low seat belt use

• Speeding/racing

• Alcohol/drugs

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Additional Distractions

• Cell phones

• DVD players

• In-vehicle guidance systems

• iPods

• Loud Stereo Systems

Don’t Become Another

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Take The Proper Precautions To

Keep Your Friends And Your Family

ALIVE