Speeding is the number one reason why police ticket Texas teens during the holiday season. This according to an Allstate Insurance Company holiday teen driving survey of more than 35 police departments across the Lone Star State that shows even seemingly common infractions can be deadly.

According to Allstate, speeding was by far the number one teen traffic violation statewide during the holiday months, with the Texas Department of Public Safety handing out more than 17,000 speeding tickets to young drivers during November and December last year.

Not wearing seat belts, running red lights and stop signs, and following too closely were other common traffic citations teens received statewide, the survey revealed. Drinking violations also increased for teens during the holidays and are always a constant concern for police throughout Texas.

Last year, Texas led the nation in teen driving deaths with 227 teen drivers killed in car crashes -- according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA.)