Youth Safety Fairfield County Youth Seatbelt Use in the Past Month 100%
10%
11%
36%
39%
80%
8%
9%
33%
33%
9%
11%
41%
33%
50%
56%
10%
47%
60%
40% 54% 20%
59%
58%
50%
43%
0% Total
Male
Female Always
2010/2013 Youth Comparisons Always wore a seatbelt Rarely or never wore a seatbelt Ridden with someone who had been drinking alcohol in past month Drove a car after drinking alcohol N/A - Not available
12 to 13
14 to 16
Most/Sometimes
17 & Older
Fairfield 2010
Rarely/Never
Fairfield County 2010
Fairfield County 2013
Fairfield County 2013
(9th -12th)
(9th -12th)
43% 10%
54% 10%
55% 9%
N/A 17%
N/A 8%
(6th-12th)
(6th-12th)
(9th
-12th)
Ohio 2011
U.S. 2011
19%
13%
12%
21%
24%
6%
3%
5%
7%
8%
Texting While Driving Statistics and Information 80% of Americans admit to using cell phones, 20% admit to texting while driving, which amounts to about 100 million drivers (Source: National Safety Council). Texting while operating a motor vehicle can take nearly 40% of your brain capacity off the road (Source: National Safety Council, fnal.gov).
In 2009, 5,500 fatal crashes were reported to have involved cell phones as a distraction and over 440,000 people were reported with injuries (Source: The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration; basheinlaw.com). Cell phone using drivers’ are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident while texting and driving (Source: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2009).
Teen Seat Belt Use Teens buckle up far less frequently than adults do. Despite efforts aimed at increasing seat belt use among teens, observed seat belt use among teens and young adults (16 to 24 years old) stood at 80% in 2008-the lowest of any age group. In 2009, the majority (56%) of young people 16 to 20 years old involved in fatal car crashes were unbuckled. (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Teen Drivers-Seat Belt Use, http://www.nhtsa.gov/Driving+Safety/Driver+Education/Teen+Drivers/Teen+Drivers++Seat+Belt+Use)
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