1. Safe Driving Misty Hubbard

2. Statistics for Young Drivers Teen driver crashes are the leading cause of death for our nation’s youth. 53% of cell phone-owning teens use them while driving. Teens have a slower reaction time to hazards. 66% of teens who died in crashes weren’t using seat belts. Being awake for 18 hours is equal to a BAL of 0.08% (legally drunk). 20% of 11 th grade drivers report being in a crash.

3. Speeding Ticket Costs In Maryland, a speeding ticket may cost $(10*n), whereas n is by how many mph you were speeding. This can be altered by other factors such as total speed and what area you’re speeding in, over the speeding limit. $106 for 10 mph. $160 for 19 mph. $290 for 29 mph. $556 in total for all three tickets.

4. Speeding Can Kill In 1996, 41,907 people died in crashes - one every 13 minutes. 36% of 15-20 year old male teens were speeding before fatally crashing. In 1996, over 670,000 people got injured. `624,000 people received minor injuries. 75,000 people received moderate injuries. 41,000 received critical injuries from speeding- related crashes.

5. Safe Driving Saves… Saves a lot of things, but the main things are: Lives. Money.