Deadliest Teen Driving Days
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Updated: 5:37 PM Jun 8, 2009
Deadliest Teen Driving Days
Memorial Day to Labor Day marks the 100 deadliest days on the roadway for teen drivers.
Posted: 5:22 PM Jun 8, 2009
Reporter: Lauren Searcy
Email Address: Lauren.Searcy@wctv.tv
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Memorial Day to Labor Day.

For many, those are the days of barbecue and relaxing by the pool, but for teens, it marks the 100 deadliest days on the roadway.

More teens are killed in automobile accidents in the summer months than any other time of year.

Trips to school quickly turn into trips to the coast and piling too many teens in a car can be dangerous.

"You have two or three teenagers, we all tend to start talking, laughing, talking about the latest movie and our boyfriends and girlfriends and we're not paying as much attention to driving," said Bobby Bacon the President of the Earl Bacon Insurance Agency.

Just last week, three teens were killed in an accident in Jacksonville.

There were nine high school students packed into a Ford Explorer. Only one was wearing a seat belt.

"In fact, Florida, on July 1st, will make it a primary seat belt law for all citizens to buckle up, not just our teens, which it has been for years," said OFC David McCranie, Tallahassee Police Spokesman.

While buckling up is important, experts say it's distracting habits that are leading to deadly crashes.

More and more folks are texting, talking and eating while driving, which can be especially detrimental for inexperienced drivers.

Insurance agents and police recommend parents lead by example and encouraging teens to solely concentrate on driving while behind the wheel.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 8, 2009 at 09:47 PM

They shoud put a curfew on teens for the entire year. 21:00 hours. every night of every day of every year.Also take those test phones away, and the make up.
Posted by: beachboy Location: panama city beach on Jun 8, 2009 at 08:55 PM

2 cases of beer a half gallon of liquer a full tank of gas a day in the sun on the beach a bag of weed a hand full of pills a long ride home...yea i guess so.
Posted by: just a kid Location: tally on Jun 8, 2009 at 08:00 PM

I know everything and you're wrong....I can drive with my knees.
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