I think alot of it has to do with the poor economy, lack of jobs, political disaster, and a few other things.  Everyone is at the end of their rope.  

Sad thing is, I forsee it getting alot worse before better.

School's out.

Good Point!

Don't hate on us kids!!!!

You guys should come down to my home lake, they found 10 bodies in 2 weeks.

It's turning into a grave yard.

Hate you:

Young Man this is not about hating anyone;

These are the toatals from 2006, I am at work if I had time I would get you last years which should be higher:

Teenage Driver Facts:

Deaths. Each Year over 5,000 teens ages 16 to 20 Die due to Fatal injuries caused Car accidents. About 400,000 drivers age 16 to 20 will be seriously injured.

Risks. The risk of being involved in a car accident the highest for drivers aged 16- to 19-year-olds than it is for any other age group For each mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are about four times more likely than other drivers to crash.

Stats. Teenagers are about 10 percent of the US Population but account for 12 percent all Fatal Car Crashes.

Costs. Drivers (both male and female) under age 24 account for 30% - $26 billion Dollars of the total costs of Car accidents in the US.

Male Versus Female. The car accident death rate for teen male drivers and passengers is more than one and a half times female teen driver (19.4 killed per 100,000 male drivers compared with 11.1 killed per 100,000 female drivers.

New Drivers. The risk of a Crash risk is much higher during the first year teenagers are able to drive.

Two Teenagers Killed

Why are Teenager Drivers at More Risk? According to Studies: Teenager drivers tend to underestimate hazardous driving situations and are less able than older drivers to recognize dangerous situations.

Teenager Drivers are more to speed and tailgate.

Having Male teen passengers in the car has been shown to increase the likelihood of high risk driving behaviors among teenage male drivers.

Of Male drivers killed between 15 and 20 years of age 38% were speeding and 24% had been drinking and driving.

Teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use. According to surveys about 10% of high school students report they do not wear seat belts.

More Teen Accident Facts: About 23% of drivers ages 15 to 20 who died in car crashes had a Blood Alcohol Counts of 0.08 or higher.

About 30% of teens reported that within the previous 30 days, they had been a passenger in a car with a driver who had been drinking alcohol. One in 10 teens said that they personally had driven after drinking alcohol.

Teen drivers killed in auto crashes after drinking and driving, 74% did not wear a seat belt.

More than half of teen deaths from car crashes occurred between 3 p.m. and midnight and 54% occurred on weekends: Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

Car Accidents by Age in The United States 2006

Age of Driver Number Killed in Car Crashes 2006

Under 5 Years Old 578

5 - 9 516

10 - 15 1,079

16 - 20 5,658

21 - 24 4,701

25 - 34 7,169

35 - 44 6,361

45 - 54 6,232

55 - 64 4,178

65 - 74 2,611

Over Age 74 3,406

Unknown 153

Total Killed 42,642

Wow! 42,000! Hope some of them are "O negative"!