Teen Drivers Buckle, but Teen Passengers Don’t

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/teen-drivers-buckle-but-teen-passengers-dont/index.html

My article this week is about how people are concerned about drivers buckling up and now the passengers. The article is trying to convince young drivers that it's not only important to buckle up when your in the driver seat but passenger too. This article interests me because i always buckle up when i drive but i normally don't when i'm with someone else in their car. I didn't know about this article but i was aware that people normally don't buckle up when their in the passenger seat. 3 things that i've learned from this article would be ; (1)that studies show that it’s more than just teen drivers who are at risk — 40 percent of teen motor-vehicle deaths involve passengers. (2)59 percent of students always used seat belts when driving, but only 42 percent always buckled up as passengers. (3)Among girls, 67 percent wore seat belts while driving, but the number dropped to 46 percent when girls moved out of the driver seat. My question for the article would be.. what made someone decide to write this article.