Footage Captures Shocking Teen Crashes Caused By Distractions

 This video shows how scary things can become in just a few blinks of the eye, when teen drivers are distracted taking their eyes off the road, it is a recipe for disaster as you will see below. Watch the teenage girl at the 55 second mark, she takes her eyes off the road for what seemed like an eternity, as the food was so tasty it became the most important thing at the time.  According to the Daily Mail  AAA was able to examine more than 6,842 videos from cameras mounted in vehicles, showing both the driver and the simultaneous view out the windshield.

The foundation got the videos from Lytx Inc., which offers programs that use video to coach drivers in improving their behavior and reducing collisions. Crashes or hard-braking events were captured in 1,691 of the videos.

They show driver distraction was a factor in 58per cent of crashes, especially accidents in which vehicles ran off the road or had rear-end collisions. 

The most common forms of distraction were talking or otherwise engaging with passengers and using a cellphone, including talking, texting and reviewing messages.