Student Shout-Out: Dangerous Driving

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November 8, 2009 • DP Bullington  
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Too many teens have been dying lately-teens who would still be with us today if they just took the time to put on their seatbelt. This advice cannot be stressed enough.

According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, more than 4,200 teens aged 15-19 were killed in 2007 due to driving related accidents. That means eleven teens died every day from something that could have easily been prevented.

Emergency rooms treated almost 400,000 people between the ages of 15 and 24 due to accidents that year. Although people of these ages only made up 14% of the U.S. population, they accounted for about 30% of medical costs for car accidents. That’s about $26 billion. $26,000,000,000.

I don’t know about you, but I think this is a bit ridiculous. These numbers are way too high. As fun as it may seem to go 120mph down El Camino Real, we have to resist that urge. This generation needs to start taking driving a bit more seriously.

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