Some of us have problems with driving at night, but most of us have had years of experience with this. In 2009 61% of teen crash deaths happened between 6pm and 6am, reported in 2010 by the Texas Transportation Institute. The reason is that visibility challenges slower response time and a lack of experience with night time driving. Speeding is the second biggest factor. Among teenage males 15 to 20 who were involved in crash deaths 39% were speeding at the time of the crash. In high speed crashes a vehicle cannot withstand the force of the crash and maintain the passenger compartment. As speeds increase the restraint system cannot keep the forces on passengers below severe injury levels, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Distractions are the final factor, what do you consider a distraction? Well distractions are anything that takes your mind and attention away from driving. The main 3 types are visual (taking eyes off of the road), manual (taking your hands off the wheel), and cognitive (taking your mind off what you are doing). The under 20 age group represents the proportion of distracted drivers. Distractions were the cause of about 16% of fatal crashes for drivers younger than 20 years of
Some of us have problems with driving at night, but most of us have had years of experience with this. In 2009 61% of teen crash deaths happened between 6pm and 6am, reported in 2010 by the Texas Transportation Institute. The reason is that visibility challenges slower response time and a lack of experience with night time driving. Speeding is the second biggest factor. Among teenage males 15 to 20 who were involved in crash deaths 39% were speeding at the time of the crash. In high speed crashes a vehicle cannot withstand the force of the crash and maintain the passenger compartment. As speeds increase the restraint system cannot keep the forces on passengers below severe injury levels, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Distractions are the final factor, what do you consider a distraction? Well distractions are anything that takes your mind and attention away from driving. The main 3 types are visual (taking eyes off of the road), manual (taking your hands off the wheel), and cognitive (taking your mind off what you are doing). The under 20 age group represents the proportion of distracted drivers. Distractions were the cause of about 16% of fatal crashes for drivers younger than 20 years of