It's always been a factor in the outsize teen
road -
fatality rate, but with the explosion in cell phones and iPods — talking, texting, tuning, and a plethora of distractions I could hardly imagine back when a friend gave me my first lesson in the subject by torching the rear seat of her Ford Maverick when the lit end of her cigarette blew off on the highway — things have gotten progressively
worse.
The authors point out that «Of all the developed countries in the world, the US is by far the
worst performing in terms of
road fatalities and injuries,» the main reason being that «Americans drive a lot and far and don't look to be slowing down anytime soon.»