The Decline in the Number of Teens Drinking and Driving

Teens DRINKING and DRIVING THE TRUTH 1 in 5 teens ages 16-19 who had fatal car accidents in 2010 were under the influence of alcohol. >Fortunately, fewer teens are drinking and driving now than in recent years. Teenage DRINKING and DRIVING The percentage of high school students ages 16 and older who drink and drive FELL from: The percentage of teens who have driven while drunk was STABLE PRIOR TO 22.3% 1997 to 10.3% then declined. 1991 2011 2.4 MILLION 950,000 high schoolers drink and drive in the U.S occurrences within a thirty-day period. WHO IS DRINKING AND DRIVING: 11.7% 11.5% 14.5% 10.6% 11.5% 8,8% 6.6% 7.2% Male Female White Hispanic African American 17 year-old year-old or above 16 18 Binge Drinking 26.4% 26.4% of students BINGE DRINK. >Among students who DRINK AND DRIVE, a staggering 84.6% binge drink. > 32.1% of BINGE DRINKERS are likely to drink and drive, while only 9.7% of teens who do not binge drink, but do CONSUME ALCOHOL, are likely to drink and drive. 32.1% 9.7% claim to have driven while drunk >> 30 within the span of 85% 85% of whom BINGE DRANK in the same period. DAYS One in ten high school students ages 16 AND OLDER in 2011 For each Accidents 0.02% BAC increase ODOUBLE their likelihood of dying in a car crash. DRIVERS between the ages 16- 20 and A 16-20 times more likely to 32 ) DIE IN A CAR crash. уearold DRIVER with a BAC of 0.08%-0.099% is times more 13) likely to live but KILL SOMEONE ELSE. Of teens who die in car crashes with a positive BAC rating, * 81% ARE OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT OF 0.08%. The BEST The WORST and The state with the HIGHEST prevalence of teen drinking and driving is NORTH DAKOTA. 14.5% WA MT ND The state with the LOWEST teenage drinking and driving rate is OR MN SD 4.6% WI WY MI IA NV NE OH IL UT Co IN UTAH. KS MO KY CA NC TN AZ OK AR NM SC MS AL GA TX higher rates of teenage drinking lower rates of teenage drinking and and driving than the national average. driving than the national average. What's WORKING? ALCOHOL USE, BINGE DRINVKING, and DRIVING have all declined since the 1990s. Driving among teens DECLINED substantially between 2000 and 2010. 22% 15% The proportion of SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL who did NOT DRIVE in an average week went from 15% in 2000 to 22% in 2010. to 2000 2010 AI STATE The widespread implementation of GDL com GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING systems WHICH RESTRICT TEENAGE DRIVING PERMISSIONS is thought to be one of the reasons for the DECLINE OF TEEN DRIVING. POLICY ADOPTIONS since the have curbed teenage 1980s drinking and driving. INCREASES IN GAS The creation and enforcement of a NATIONWIDE LEGAL DRINKING AGE had, by 1988, reduced teen drinking and driving fatalities by an estimated 17%. prices since 2007 also have contributed to the DECLINE IN TEEN DRIVING "Zero tolerance laws," which decrease states' legal BAC ratings to 0.02% for those under 21 years of age, HAVE REDUCED TEEN DRINKING AND "ZERO TOLERANCE LAWS" DRIVING FATALITIES BETWEEN 9 AND 24%. Itotal dui SOURCE: [1Fhttp://www.cdc.gov/mimwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ mm6139a5.htm?s_cid=mm6139a5_w Teens DRINKING and DRIVING THE TRUTH 1 in 5 teens ages 16-19 who had fatal car accidents in 2010 were under the influence of alcohol. >Fortunately, fewer teens are drinking and driving now than in recent years. Teenage DRINKING and DRIVING The percentage of high school students ages 16 and older who drink and drive FELL from: The percentage of teens who have driven while drunk was STABLE PRIOR TO 22.3% 1997 to 10.3% then declined. 1991 2011 2.4 MILLION 950,000 high schoolers drink and drive in the U.S occurrences within a thirty-day period. WHO IS DRINKING AND DRIVING: 11.7% 11.5% 14.5% 10.6% 11.5% 8,8% 6.6% 7.2% Male Female White Hispanic African American 17 year-old year-old or above 16 18 Binge Drinking 26.4% 26.4% of students BINGE DRINK. >Among students who DRINK AND DRIVE, a staggering 84.6% binge drink. > 32.1% of BINGE DRINKERS are likely to drink and drive, while only 9.7% of teens who do not binge drink, but do CONSUME ALCOHOL, are likely to drink and drive. 32.1% 9.7% claim to have driven while drunk >> 30 within the span of 85% 85% of whom BINGE DRANK in the same period. DAYS One in ten high school students ages 16 AND OLDER in 2011 For each Accidents 0.02% BAC increase ODOUBLE their likelihood of dying in a car crash. DRIVERS between the ages 16- 20 and A 16-20 times more likely to 32 ) DIE IN A CAR crash. уearold DRIVER with a BAC of 0.08%-0.099% is times more 13) likely to live but KILL SOMEONE ELSE. Of teens who die in car crashes with a positive BAC rating, * 81% ARE OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT OF 0.08%. The BEST The WORST and The state with the HIGHEST prevalence of teen drinking and driving is NORTH DAKOTA. 14.5% WA MT ND The state with the LOWEST teenage drinking and driving rate is OR MN SD 4.6% WI WY MI IA NV NE OH IL UT Co IN UTAH. KS MO KY CA NC TN AZ OK AR NM SC MS AL GA TX higher rates of teenage drinking lower rates of teenage drinking and and driving than the national average. driving than the national average. What's WORKING? ALCOHOL USE, BINGE DRINVKING, and DRIVING have all declined since the 1990s. Driving among teens DECLINED substantially between 2000 and 2010. 22% 15% The proportion of SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL who did NOT DRIVE in an average week went from 15% in 2000 to 22% in 2010. to 2000 2010 AI STATE The widespread implementation of GDL com GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING systems WHICH RESTRICT TEENAGE DRIVING PERMISSIONS is thought to be one of the reasons for the DECLINE OF TEEN DRIVING. POLICY ADOPTIONS since the have curbed teenage 1980s drinking and driving. INCREASES IN GAS The creation and enforcement of a NATIONWIDE LEGAL DRINKING AGE had, by 1988, reduced teen drinking and driving fatalities by an estimated 17%. prices since 2007 also have contributed to the DECLINE IN TEEN DRIVING "Zero tolerance laws," which decrease states' legal BAC ratings to 0.02% for those under 21 years of age, HAVE REDUCED TEEN DRINKING AND "ZERO TOLERANCE LAWS" DRIVING FATALITIES BETWEEN 9 AND 24%. Itotal dui SOURCE: [1Fhttp://www.cdc.gov/mimwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ mm6139a5.htm?s_cid=mm6139a5_w