According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the average of teen traffic accidents in Missouri is equal to one injury or death from teen driving every 25.4 minutes.
Ford Motor Company has a study that shows that teens are four times more distracted than adults by cell phone use when driving.
My 3rd TV package story this time would be about teen drivers and cell phones. MOPTA raised this issue during their Kids Legislative Rally last week. At this event, parents got the chance to address their concerns to the legislators and hear what they have to say about it.
I went to the event and talked to Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, and also talked to the MOPTA official named Stephanie Miller who helped put the event together.
Since it has been my teacher's concern that a story about a meeting will feature nothing but BOPSA (bunch of people standing around), I'm going to find some footage that shows teenagers using their cellphones while driving. Meaning I will be standing by the corner of Stadium and Providence Rd. intersection all day and see if I can find those people.
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