WHAT ARE THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS OF SUMMER? AND HOW DO WE MAKE THEM LESS DEADLY?
Summer is finally here in earnest, which means students of all ages have taken their last classes, wrapped up their last tests, and are ready for some fun in the sun. However, when it comes to all the teens starting their summers, that fun doesn’t come without a few disclaimers. For the past several years, the days between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend have been known as “the 100 deadliest days” of summer — and for good reason. During the 100 deadliest days, there are more fatal car accidents involving teen drivers than any other time of year. Most teens are not very experienced drivers to begin with, and because they’re out of school for the summer, they have more opportunities to get out on the road. Over the past five years alone, nearly 3,500 people have died in car crashes involving teens during that time period.
few front-runners. Data from the past five years shows that speeding was a factor in 28% of car crashes involving teens, drinking and driving was a factor in 17% of cases, and distraction was a factor in 9%. While teen drivers may be the cause of the 100 deadliest days, they aren’t the only ones affected, and they aren’t the only ones who can help make the summer roads a little less dangerous. The roads are for all drivers to share, and everyone can do their part to be more vigilant while driving around town and on the highway. If you’re a parent of teens, model what safe driving looks like for them. Don’t look at your phone while behind the wheel and don’t speed. Talk to them about drinking and driving. Let them know that if they ever find
themselves unable to drive safely, you will be there to make sure they get home safe — not to get them into trouble. Finally, if you end up in a car crash this summer, make sure you give Shuttlesworth Law Firm a call at (205) 322-1411. We’ll help you get compensation you deserve.
There’s no one factor that contributes to accidents involving teens, but there are a
FACTOID STRANGE DID YOU KNOW STRAWBERRIES AREN’T BERRIES BUT AVOCADOS ARE?
TAKE A BREAK
Despite their names, strawberries and raspberries aren’t actually berries. However, fruits that are indeed berries in a botanical sense include tomatoes, pomegranate, kiwis, bananas, and (believe it or not) avocados. Botanists define a fruit as the part of a flowering plant that develops from the plant’s ovary that usually contains several seeds. Within that definition, berries are fruits that develop from one flower and
one ovary. Strawberries and raspberries grow from one flower with more than one ovary, technically disqualifying them from the league of berries. Meanwhile, bananas and avocados both develop from flowers with one ovary, so they make the cut. Just don’t try adding avocados or tomatoes to a berry salad — unless you’re feeling gastronomically adventurous, of course.
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