Teenage Driving Dangers & Risks

TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) MMMHMHMMMMMM killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA TOTAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS ОKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA ТОТAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS ОKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA ТОТAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS ОKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA ТОТAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS ОKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA ТОТAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES TEENAGE DRIVING Dangers Risks Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 are 4x more likely to get into accidents while driving than the average adult. The younger they are, the more at risk they are. 16-year-olds are twice as likely to crash per mile driven than 18-19 year-olds. Car crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths. WHERE TEENS STAND Fatal Crashes Adults (ages 41-44) (from 2001-2007 in the US) killed in motor vehicle accidents 19,886 Teens (ages 16-19) killed in motor 33,027 vehicle accidents Seniors (ages 65-68) killed in motor 8,563 vehicle accidents 2,816,628 WHERE TEENS STAND Nonfatal Crashes Teens (from 2001-2007 in the US) (ages 16-19) 1,276,481 Adults (ages 41-44) 324,499 Seniors (ages 65-68) DRUNK DRIVING Teens who drink & drive are 12x Teen drivers are more likely to less likely drive after drinking than adults be killed than sober teen drivers. TEXTING & DRIVING 50% In 2008, 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving. of teens admit to texting and driving 40 states have implemented some sort of cell phone ban for drivers but these laws have not reduced crash rates. STATES WITH Most Vehicular Teen Deaths (2008) 27 NEW I HAMPSHIRE ... 36 77 19 CONNECTICUT 14.. MAINE WASHINGTON VERMONT 35 19 68 42 46 181 NORTH DAKOTA 74 MINNESOTA 117 177 MONTANA MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK 23 OREGON RHODE ISLAND WISCONSIN 21 243 211 IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN 71 109 NEW WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY 52 54 41 IOWA 164 NEBRASKA ОНIО ILLINOIS 162 INDIANA 138 48 155 22 NEVADA 92 WEST VIRGINIA 195 VIRGINIA DELAWARE 67 UTAH 250 103 COLORADO MISSOURI KENTUCKY KANSAS 593 MARYLAND 184 NORTH CAROLINA 155 112 TENNESSEE SOUTH 150 141 CAROLINA CALIFORNIA 59 ARKANSAS ОKLAHOMA 120 233 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 172 GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA 149 650 516 LOUISIANA FLORIDA TEXAS 15 ALASKA ТОТAL 18 6,428 HAWAII GRADUATED LICENSING States with 3-Stage Graduated Licencing Graduated Licensing decreases crash rates by 10-30%. States with 2-Stage Graduated Licencing Insurance Institute for Highway Safety • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Zador, Krawchuk & Voas. Alcohol-related relative risk of driver fatalities and driverinvolvement in fatal crashes in relation to driver age and gender: an update using 1996 data. J Stud Alcohol. 2000 May;61(3):387-95. • Federal xCommunications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau • Distraction.gov- U.S. Department of Transportation California Department of Motor Vehicle Teen Driver Website • Governors Highway Safety Association National SHighway Traffic Safety Administration FROM THE LAW FIRM BACHUS & SCHANKER, LLOC SOURCES