A program proven effective during the past eight years reducing crashes, injuries and deaths
involving teenage drivers.
More specifically, the FSA reports that Florida recorded the highest rate of crashes (both fatal and non-fatal) and the second highest rate of alcohol - related crashes
involving teenage drivers between 15 and 19 years of age.
Teens similarly are likely to be injured at this time of year because in addition to being drivers, they tend to be passengers in car accidents
involving teenage drivers or they tend to be operating on a learner's permit — both situations marred by inexperience behind the wheel.
When Jackson Hole High School in Wyoming shifted its start time to 8:55 a.m., the number of car crashes
involving teenage drivers dropped by 70 %
Assistant Commissioner of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, Chuck DeWeese, says the goal is to minimize crashes
involving teenage drivers during Prom and graduation season.
Not exact matches
Between 1995 and 2004, accidents
involving 15 - to 17 - year - old
drivers killed 30,917
drivers nationwide, of which 11,177, or 36.2 percent, were the
teenage drivers themselves.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 22 percent of
teenage drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents had been drinking, and that the occurrence of teen drinking and driving is higher for males than females.
Because studies have confirmed that teen
drivers are «over-represented» in the statistics for injuries in car accidents as well as fatalities in crashes, there are continuing efforts to try and combat the danger of
teenage drivers getting
involved in an accident while driving a motor vehicle.
The
teenage driver or
drivers involved may be to blame for the accident or they may be an innocent victim of another's actions.
Due to their inexperience,
teenage drivers are at a greater risk of being
involved in car accidents.
It goes without saying that if the
teenage driver is
involved in an accident, premiums could skyrocket.
The main reason for
teenage drivers being charged such exorbitant rates for their policy is that the statistics show that
drivers aged between 17 to 25 are much more likely to be
involved in an accident.
Insurance studies show that
teenage drivers are
involved in more accidents than older
drivers and lack the skills and experience to drive safely.
Your agent or rep can clearly explain the costs
involved in insuring a
teenage driver.
Well, at minimum every year on renewal, but you should also compare rates when you marry, get divorced, move, buy a new car, have new
teenage drivers that need to be added to the policy, get a ticket, are
involved in a collision, change jobs, or retire.
Don't take personal offense because this is decided based on the statistics showing
teenage drivers being
involved in a high number of accidents.
42 % of
drivers» ages 16 to 17
involved in fatal crashes had at least one
teenage passenger and not passenger of any other age group.
Experiences tell us that most motor vehicle mishaps take place in the night and
drivers involved in these accidents are mostly
teenage drivers.
Although, still,
involving in an accident as a
teenage driver will surely result to increased insurance rates.