Teen+Driving+By+Ben+Kirchhoff

=**Ben K's teen driving statistics**=

=**Deaths and speeding**= > their license — and remains high through age 24.[2]
 * About 2 out of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2012 were males. Since 1975 teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (72 percent) than among females (56 percent). [1]
 * In 2012, June and July had the highest numbers of teenage crash deaths of any months.[1]
 * Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death among teens in the U.S.[2]
 * The crash fatality rate (crash fatalities/100,000 population) is highest for 16- to 17-year-olds within the first six months after getting
 * Half of teen drivers report driving 10 miles per hour over the speed limit [2].

**Phone use and distractions**
 * Nine out of 10 teens reported it was common to see teens driving while talking on a cell phone. [2]
 * 90 percent of teens see passenger behavior that distracts the driver.[2]
 * The United States Department of Transportation notes that cell phones are involved in 1.6 million auto crashes each year that cause a half million injuries and take 6,000 lives [4]
 * National Safety Council Estimates that at Least 1.6 Million Crashes Each Year Involve Drivers Using Cell Phones and Texting. [3]
 * 20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving. (NHTSA) [3]

=References= [1] http://www.rmiia.org/auto/teens/Teen_Driving_Statistics.asp [2] https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/272002/Teen-Driving-Straight-Facts.pdf [3] http://www.guardchild.com/distracted-driving-statistics/ [4] http://www.donttextdrive.com/statistics/