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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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 %
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.
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.
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.
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.