In the wake of the bad example that comes from adults, distraction - mainly due to smartphones - accompanied by high speed and driving in an impaired state, by substances or excessive fatigue is also depopulated among the younger generation. Admitting this were those directly concerned: 2,124 girls and boys - aged between 16 and 24 - who participated in the “Non chiudere gli occhi” ("Don't close your eyes") Observatory carried out by the portal Skuola.net in collaboration with Autostrade per l'Italia within the awareness project of the same name aimed directly at students and schools, where road education is one of the cornerstones of the Civics class, especially in light of the new guidelines recently approved. Among those under 25 who habitually drive a two- or four-wheeled vehicle - car, motorcycle, moped, microcar, bicycle or scooter - as many as 1 in 5 admit to having a generically distracted approach when they have a steering wheel or handlebars in their hands. Perhaps the root of these behaviors lies more in underestimation of the risk than in conscious intent: when it happens to have to choose whether or not to get into a car with a driver who is in no condition to drive-because drunk, sleepy, or otherwise-in 4 out of 5 cases people opt for the riskier option of accepting the ride, ignoring the fear (59%) or pretending nothing happened (19%). Only 22% actively acted to try to get the driver to desist from driving. And what is even more alarming is that this is not such a rare scenario: it has happened to more than a third of respondents (31%).