A study done at the National Institute …show more content…
No matter how much the number of teen (16-year-old) deaths decrease, the number will always be there due to the decisions our young drivers make and the distractions that they have like texting, tweeting, etc. A voluntary survey done by Edgar Snyder Law Firm of teens and technology revealed 52% of 16- and 17-year-old teen drivers admit to using, answering, and making cell phone calls on the road. 34% admit to text messaging while driving a vehicle. This survey was answered voluntarily, so the actual percentages may be much higher. Another big thing that 16- and 17-year-old teen drivers admit to doing is not wearing a seatbelt. Now while most people think that this isn’t a big factor when it comes to young drivers, in reality a scatterbrained, late-for-work-and-stressing-over-the-D-in-Algebra teenager climbs into the car, their brain is focused on whatever ordeal they are currently mulling over- not whether or not five minutes down the road they should have been wearing their seatbelt when that SUV didn’t stop for a red