There's just days left in Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and its message is to put down the cellphone and focus.
A new CoPilot survey indicates that Florida stands high on the list of states with the riskiest teenage drivers.
CoPilot, an online automobile shopping research site, used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting systems.
It says the risk of a fatal crash is three times higher per mile for drivers ages 16 to 19 than for those 20 and up. The three high-risk driving behaviors are: not wearing a seatbelt, drinking and driving, and texting and driving. Risks are particularly high for male drivers, those with other teenage passengers, and teens who are in the first few months after receiving their license, the report said.