Texting, speeding, drinking, no seatbelt, wearing ear buds-the list goes on and on. All of them dangerous. All of them illegal.

The ones who aren’t caught slip sneakily under people’s noses, putting every other driver around them in as much potential danger as they are putting themselves in.

Teenagers are notorious for reckless driving. Many of them break the law when no one is around to witness it, or when they think the area is free of cops.

“I don’t see much, but I don’t drive very much, just to and from school and work,” senior Dayton Davis said.

Freshman Jace Armstrong, on the other hand, does witness law-breakers.

“No, I do not break the law while driving alone, but I do see a lot of kids text while driving,” Armstrong said.

Junior Jade Polifka said she frequently sees people breaking the law.

“A couple times a day I see other drivers run stop signs and drive recklessly,” Polifka said.

Some students’ anxiety stems from the fact that people speed and drive irresponsibly as they exit the parking lot.

“You never know when someone will pull out in front of you,” junior Ethan Waddell said.

One student admitted to driving over the speed limit.

“Yes, I speed quite a lot and don’t use turning signals, but really nothing else bad,” said a senior, who asked to remain anonymous.

Teenagers also break the law in other ways.

“When I go mudding I ride in the bed of the truck,” a junior girl said.

Another student finds herself breaking the law while driving.

“The routes that I take are pretty heavy with cop activity. The most I find myself doing is driving too fast,” a senior girl said.

Freshman Brent Koenigsman thinks students can improve their driving.

“By not going so fast in the parking lot,” Koenigsman said.

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