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Did you know...
- Teens have the highest fatality rate in motor
vehicle crashes than any other age group.
- The leading cause of death for 15 to 20 years olds
is motor vehicle crashes.
- In 2004 young drivers (between 15 and 20 years
old) accounted for 6.3 percent of total drivers and yet 13.6 percent of
all drivers involved in fatal crashes were between the ages of 15 and
20.
- In 2004, 7,898 drivers aged 15-20 were involved in
fatal motor vehicle crashes.
- Many high school students fail to use their seat
belts even when riding with adults who are bucked up.
- Male high school students report that they are
more likely to rarely or never use seat belts compared to female high
school students.
- If you get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt,
it will cost you big bucks.
- Law enforcement officers know that teens are at a
higher risk in car crashes therefore, they are always on special alert
for anyone not wearing their seat belt or speeding.
- When you don't wear your seat belt, you increase
your chances of being ejected from the vehicle. Unbelted occupants are
four times more likely to die if they are thrown from the car than if
they remained inside.
- In Westchester County, 22,234 seat belt tickets
were issued in 2004 and 22,582 seat belt tickets were issued in 2005.
(Tally of all police agencies)
These statistics were taken from the databases of
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Institute for Traffic
Safety Management and Research, and Traffic Safety Law Enforcement &
Disposition.
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