• “Parents matter.” 89 percent of teens said their parents are influential in encouraging safer driving.
• “Friends can be foes.”  44 percent of teens said they drive more safely without friends in the car.
• “Tongue-tied teens.”  67 percent of teens have felt unsafe when someone else was driving, but only 45 percent said they would speak up about it.
• “I can handle distractions.” 56 percent said they make and answer phone calls while driving.
• “It’s them, not me.”  43 percent of teens labeled their own driving as “somewhat” or “very defensive,” yet 62 percent called their peers “somewhat” or “very aggressive.”
• “If I’m sober, I’m safe.”  More than half of teens inaccurately think most teen-related crashes are alcohol related.  In fact, alcohol is involved in less than 25 percent of deadly teen crashes.  Simple driver error and speeding cause most crashes.
• “Speeding is normal.” 55 percent of all teens surveyed said they sometimes exceed the speed limit by more than 10 mph.

See the complete survey results at : (www.allstate.com/content/refresh-attachments/citizenship/chronic.pdf)