FULL STORY: Triple-A recently looked at 1,700 car crashes where teenagers were driving, and texting WASN’T the number one cause . . . but it was up there. Here are the top ten things that distract teenage drivers . . .

1. Interacting with other passengers, 14.9%. Which is why it’s so dangerous for kids to drive around with a car full of friends.

2. Using their cellphone . . . so texting, talking, and GPS, 11.9%.

3. Getting distracted by something else in the car, 10.6%.

4. Getting distracted by something OUTSIDE the car, 9%.

5. Singing or dancing in their seat, 7.7%.

6. Reaching for an object, 5.6%.

7. Personal grooming . . . meaning looking in the mirror, or doing their make-up, 5.5%.

8. Getting distracted by a pedestrian or another driver, 4.4%.

9. Taking their eyes off the road to operate the controls, 3.3%.

10. Eating or drinking, 1.7%.

(AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)