more U.S. teens killed texting while driving than drinking
Texting while driving has now replaced drunk driving as the number one cause of teenage deaths on the road in the U.S., new research has found. The study, performed by the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York, found that more than 300,000 teens are injured and more than 3,000 …
teen invents concussion detection prototype for car accidents
Justin Krell is only 16 years old but says he really wants to do things that help people. The Plankinton, S.D., teen has designed a working prototype for an in-vehicle system he calls “HardHit,” which can help detect whether someone may have suffered a concussion during a car accident. Krell, …
teens who text and drive take even more risks
More than 4 in 10 teens admit to texting while driving, and those that do are more likely to engage in other risks while driving. If your teen texts while driving, chances are he or she also practices other dangerous motor vehicle habits — including failing to buckle up and …
meet the ‘iBeetle’
So…it seems the iBeetle is a thing. While a car featuring Apple-compatible features is nothing new, the Volkswagen iBeetle takes that integration to an entirely new level, working with your iPhone to allow both the car and the device to do things never before possible. Because if there’s one thing drivers need, it’s more tech-related distractions! Thanks to …
nearly 25% of teens drive while impaired
TEENS’ PERCEPTIONS ON DRIVING WHILE DRUNK OR HIGH With 13 million driving-aged teens in the USA, that means as many as 3 million drunk and stoned teens could be on the roads during the busy ongoing prom season and the upcoming graduation season and summer vacation. What’s worse, they don’t …
teen driving report finds safety gains for teen passengers
A new report on teen driver safety released today by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® shows encouraging trends among teen passengers. In 2011 more than half of teen passengers (54 percent) reported “always” buckling up. From 2008 to 2011, risky behaviors of teen passengers (ages 15 to …
texting and driving: adults worse than teens
Forget teenagers. Adults are the biggest texting-while-driving problem in the USA. What’s worse — they know it’s wrong. Almost half of all adults admit to texting while driving in a survey by AT&T provided to USA TODAY, compared with 43% of teenagers. More than 98% of adults — almost all …
top ten cars favored by Gen Y – 16 – 35 year-olds
Thanks to new stats provided by J.D. Power and Associates we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 cars with the highest percentage of buyers aged of 16 to 35 in 2012. And if there is one common theme, it’s that Generation Y isn’t big on domestics, with just one vehicle from …
