Speeding

By Kayla Burnett, Rae Thomas, Nicole Malta, Lydia Kosobucki, Will Daniels

2. Facts About Speeding Speeding has been a factor in over 37% of

crashes involving 16-year-olds Research has shown that teenagers don't

drive safely for fear of crashing, but rather for fear of getting a ticket. Researchers said that teenagers have a sense of immortality and the "it can't happen to me" syndrome

3. Facts About Speeding Getting a speeding ticket for just 20mph over

the limit could result in a $3,000 increase in premiums for auto insurance

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people 15 to 20

4. Facts About Speeding In New Zealand and Ontario, Canada, they

have phased-in or graduated driver licensing in effect.

This means that first-time drivers are restricted to when they can drive and with whom.

A teenager will be a little older and more mature when he gains full, unrestricted privileges.

This type of program has proven to reduce crash deaths and injuries.

5. Facts About Speeding Inexperience and risk taking play a major

factor in teen crashes across the US

Being famous and wealthy doesn't give a person immunity from the perils of speeding. 

Ex. Paul Walker

6. Facts About Speeding Prom night and graduation are two of the

most high risk times for teenagers. Multiple factors such as friends, alcohol,

speeding, and night time driving all cause a higher risk for crashes.

7. How Parents Can Help Their Teens Check your brakes and brake fluid. Teenagers

speed the most. While teens are interested in how fast the car

can go, parents should be interested in how well the car can stop.

Make sure your vehicle is in its best mechanical shape if your teen is taking to the wheel

8. How Parents Can Help Their Teens Limit the number of passengers your teen is

allowed to transport. The risk of a car crash goes up exponentially

for each passenger added

9. How Parents Can Help Their Teens Be a good role model and do not drink and

drive what-so-ever. Teens are very sensitive to hypocrisy and

determine their behavior by what they observe in their parent, not by what the parent says.

Tell your teen not to drink and drive and lead by example.

10. How Parents Can Help Their Teens Insist that your teen and all passengers wear

their seat belts and again, lead by example. Parents must wear their seat belts, too.

11. How Parents Can Help Their Teens  Do not allow your teen to drive after

midnight. If transportation is required after midnight,

make alternate arrangements. Act as chauffeur, car pool with another parent

or arrange for a taxi. It is better that the parent lose one night's

sleep than the life of their child.

12. Ages of Drivers

13. Driving Citation Statistics Average number of people per day that receive a

speeding ticket--12,000 Total annual number of people who receive

speeding tickets--41,000,000 Total percentage of drivers that will get a

speeding ticket this year—20.6 % Average cost of a speeding ticket (including fees)--

$152

14. Driving Citation Statistics Total paid in speeding tickets per year--

$6,232,000,000 Average annual speeding ticket revenue

per U.S. police officer--$300,000 Percent speeding tickets that get contested

in traffic court--5 % Total number of licensed drivers in America

today--196,000,000 Out of the top 10 driving citation states NC is

number 8

15. Reasons Why People Speed They’re in a hurry. They’re inattentive to their driving. They don’t take traffic laws seriously; they

don’t think the laws apply to them. They don’t view their driving behavior as

dangerous. They don’t expect to get caught. Some or all of the above.

16. Results Of Speeding Lives lost – over 13,000 each year. Work zone crashes and fatalities – speed was

a factor in 27 percent of fatal crashes in construction and maintenance zones in 2005.

Unsafe school zones – compliance with lower speed limits is poor.

Economic costs -- speed-related crashes cost society over $40 billion annually, according to NHTSA. Every minute "gained" by speeding to a destination costs U.S. society over $76,000.

17. Results of Speeding Unsafe school zones – compliance with lower

speed limits is poor. Economic costs -- speed-related crashes cost

society over $40 billion annually, according to NHTSA. Every minute "gained" by speeding to a destination costs U.S. society over $76,000.

18. Crash Involvement VS Speed