IT’S THE DOWNSIDE TO TECHNOLOGY: MOBILE DEVICES ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF TEEN AUTO CRASHES. AAA DID A STUDY THAT FOUND TEEN DRIVERS EFFECT MANY MORE PEOPLE BESIDES THEMSELVES WHEN THEY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. DOUG SHUPE WITH AAA NEW MEXICO TELLS US IT’S A MATTER OF DISTRACTED DRIVING. HE SAYS THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDES MOBILE DEVICES LIKE CELL PHONES BUT OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, EATING, AND LISTENING AND MOVING TO MUSIC.
SHUPE TELLS US ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR TEEN DRIVERS IS THEIR SHEER INEXPERIENCE, CHALLENGING THEM IN HOW TO NAVIGATE BETWEEN VEHICLES, PASSING OTHER VEHICLES SAFELY, AND SPEEDING.
SINCE IT’S SUMMER, MORE TEENS ARE ON THE ROAD. SHUPE SAYS THE TIME FROM MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY IS CALLED THE 100 MOST DEADLIEST DAYS WHEN TEEN CRASHES HISTORICALLY INCREASE.
