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Driving Home Their Point
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Published: June 14, 2008
TAMPA - About 20 teens from area schools took turns sitting in a lifeguard stand Friday at Dale Mabry Highway and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard looking for distracted drivers.
They spotted a lot of people talking on cell phones, eating, drinking and text messaging. One person was seen dancing while driving.
In case you're wondering, drivers didn't seem to be distracted by the monitors on the lifeguard stand, although a couple carloads of teenagers honked and waved.
The students kept a running tally of distractions on an 8-foot message board drivers can see while stopped at the intersection.
The Tampa area was ranked worst for teen crashes in a recent Allstate study that examined crash data, claims data and the size of teen populations in the top 50 metro areas nationwide.
Auto crashes are the No. 1 killer of teenagers, and Memorial Day through Labor Day are the 100 deadliest days of the year for teenage drivers.
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