February 17th, 2010

Do not text and drive

The Allstate Foundation released their 2009 survey, Shifting Teen Attitudes: The State of Teen Driving. They surveyed teens across the United States. Some of their findings are quite surprising.

Girls express a new need for speed.
Nearly half (48%) of girls admit they are likely to speed more than 10 m.p.h. over the limit, versus 36% of boys
16% of girls describe their driving as aggressive, up from 9% in 2005

Driving aggression and speeding among teen boys is decreasing.
13% of boys describe their driving as aggressive, down from 20% in 2005
19% of boys admit to speeding 10 m.p.h. or more over the speed limit, down from 25% in 2005
Fewer boys (46%) report being in car crashes in 2009 compared to 58% in 2005

Significantly more girls than boys confess to the likelihood of distracted driving
behaviors in the future.
84 percent of girls and 69 percent of guys are likely to adjust music /volume
while driving.
59 percent of girls and 24 percent of guys are likely to dance to music while
driving.
55 percent of girls and 45 percent of guys are likely to eat while driving.

While we support young girls who have a passion for cars and racing, safety must come first.You 48% who like to speed, where are you? Get off the street and on to the track—let’s get you into a real racecar!