Facts About Teen Driving

FACTS ABOUT TEEN DRIVING of deaths among 13 to 19-year-olds in 2010 occurred in motor vehicle crashes. 56% 16-year-olds have higher of teens said they crash rates than drivers talk on the phone of any other age. while driving. ACCIDENT FATALITIES of all car accident 40 % deaths involve alcohol 40,000 60,000 50,000 of all car 30,000 accident 20,000 deaths are a due to reckless driving 33 % 10,000 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 of all car Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each accident 30 % deaths are due to speeding additional passenger. Only 44% of teens said they would definitely speak Talking on a cell phone can double the likelihood of an accident as well as slow a young driver's reaction time down to that of a 70-year-old. up if someone were driving in a way that scared them. Teen drivers with involved More than 40% of teen auto deaths occur between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. parents are twice as likely to wear seat belts. 56% Brought to you by: L ROBINA 1 in 5 of 16-year-old drivers has an accident within their first year of driving. of teenagers rely on their parents to learn how to DRIVING ACADEMY Source: drive. https://www.dosomething.org http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/ Number of car crash fatalities