SCHOOL SHOOTING... WHY ISN'T TEEN DRIVE CAR ACCIDENTS A POLITICAL ISSUE?
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Between 2013-15 Everytown identified 160 school shootings across 38 states. Nearly 53 percent of the identified shootings took place at K-12 schools, and 47 percent took place on college or university campuses.
In 95 incidents â over half â the perpetrator(s) intentionally injured or killed at least one other person with a gun. In eight of those incidents, the shooter then shot and killed him or herself; in 20 separate incidents, the shooter attempted or completed suicide without first attacking someone else. Twelve shootings were purely unintentional in nature, and in 33 other incidents, a gun was discharged but no one was injured.
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https://www.edgarsnyder.com/â¦/â¦/teen-driving-statistics.html2013 Teen Driver Car Accident Statistics
There were 2,524 motor vehicle related deaths among teens.
120 of these deaths were motorcycle related.
10% of teenage driver deaths were the result of distracted driving.
There was an 11% decrease from 2012 to 2013 in teen motor vehicle accidents.
Only 55% of highschool students reported that they always wear a seatbelt.
22% of teens admitted that they had ridden with a driver that had been drinking alcohol.
An estimated 8 teens died per day in car accidents.
June had the highest amount of accident deaths in teens, resulting in 260 fatalities.
54% of car crash deaths in teens occured on either Friday (405), Saturday (524), or Sunday (437).
Most teenage motor vehicle crash deaths occured between 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Teen Drivers, Cell Phones, and Texting
32.8% of high school students nationwide have texted or e-mailed while driving.
12% of distracted drivers involved in fatal car accidents were teens ages 15 to 19.
Talking on a cell phone can double the likelihood of an accident and can slow a young driver's reaction time to that of a 70-year-old.
Drivers under the age of 20 make up the largest percentage of distracted drivers.
56% of teens admit to talking on cell phones while driving.
13% of teens admit to texting while driving.
34% of teens age 16 and 17 admit that they send and respond to text messages while driving.
48% of kids ages 12 to 17 report being in a car when the driver was texting.