distracted driving

90% , 9 out of 10

while over _____ of teen drivers say they don't drink and drive, ___________ say they've seen passengers distracting the driver, or drivers using cell phones.

1,999 teens, 16-19 ,86% , 84%

an online survey of ______ teens ages ______ found that ____ had driven while distracted even though ____ know it's dangerous.

5,474 people, 448,000 people

in 2009, _____ people were killed in u.s. roadways and an estimated additional _______ were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving

18 months, 8 times

In a study over __________, college students using a sophisticated driving simulator showed an _________ greater crash risk when texting than when not texting.

1/2 ,16 to 24, 22% , 35 to 44

about _____ of drivers ________ said they had texted while driving, compared with ___ of drivers _______

23

___ is the average number of texts per month that teens who text and drive admit to sending.

77% , confident

___ of young adult drivers are very/somewhat ________ that they can safely text while driving.

49% , passengers

____ of adults say they have been ________ of drivers who used the cell phone in a way that put themselves or others in danger

49% , age of 35

____ of drivers with cell phones under the __________ send or read text messages while driving.

36%, near-crash

____ of teens say they have been involved in a _______ because of their own or someone else's distracted driving.

21% , used to

____ of teens who drive while distracted say they're ________ being connected to people all the time

55% , easy

____ of young adult drivers agree that it's _____ to text and pay attention to driving at the same time.

20 %

_____ of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving.

20% , share , 35% ,

_____ of teens who ____ vehicles had texted while driving, compared to ____ who own their own cars

32%

_____ of teens who drive while distracted don't think anything bad will happen to them.

35% , hurt

_____ of teens who drive while distracted don't think they'll get ______

22% , boring

_____ of teens who drive while distracted say it makes driving less _______

34%

_____ of teens who drive while distracted simply say they're used to multi-tasking.

57%

______ of drivers rate themselves as better than the average driver.

65%

______ of drivers use cell phones while driving.

alcohol-related, traffic fatalities.

___________ accidents among teens have dropped, but ___________ have remained unchanged because distracted driving is on the rise.

Brain power , 40%

___________ used while driving decreases by ____ when a driver listens to conversation or music.

23 more times

a texting driver is _____ times more likely to get into a crash than a non texting driver

4 times , injure

drivers who use hand held devices are ____ times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to ______ themselves.

995 reports, 18%

of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashes, ___ involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction ( ____ of fatalities in distraction-related crashes)

under-20 , 16% , fatal crashes

the age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the ________ age group. ____ of all drivers younger than 20 in __________ were reported to have been distracted while driving.

BAC of .08

using a cell phone while driving, whether it's handheld or not, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a __________

5 seconds

what is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting?