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

2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12. Ages of Drivers

13. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 18. Crash Involvement VS Speed