Statistics from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute found that three - quarters of serious
teen driving crashes were caused by a critical error on the driver's part.
Limit Passengers According to Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD),
teen driving crash rates increase by 50 % with just one teen passenger in the car, and by 400 % with three or more teen passengers.
Not exact matches
Restrictions on night
driving may reduce
teen car
crashes by 19 percent.
Approximately 2 out of 5
teen car
crashes occur between 9 PM and 6 AM, so many states have enacted curfews to prevent teens from
driving during the overnight hours.
This year's
Teen Traffic Safety Week events will take place at the following schools with special guest speaker Jacy Good delivering a presentation called «Hang Up and
Drive» about her recovery from a 2008
crash that was caused by a distracted driver and claimed the life of her parents and left her partially paralyzed
Now is the time to recognize AAA's 100 Deadliest Days (the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when
teen crash fatalities historically climb), the AT&T «It Can Wait» campaign, and state distracted
driving laws.
According to the AAA of Western and Central New York, distracted
driving occurs in 6 out of 10 deadly
crashes involving
teen drivers and 16 percent of all fatal
crashes, leading to approximately 5,000 deaths every year.
Risks of distracted
driving were greatest for newly licensed
teen drivers, who were substantially more likely than adults to be involved in a
crash or near miss while texting or engaging in tasks secondary to
driving, according to the researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Virginia Tech.
The campaign will also roll out digital and mobile advertising targeting teens and parents that show the effects of distracted
driving on
teen drivers while sharing statistics about distracted
driving,
crash rates and parent role modeling.
The
Teen Driver system also includes a recording system that allows the guardian to view a
driving «report card,» that details the maximum speed achieved, distance and time
driven, and number of times safety systems like
crash monitoring, stability control, and lane departure were activated during the
drive.
Car
crashes are the leading cause of
teen mortality, and the type of car the
teen is
driving can be the difference between surviving an accident, or the alternative.
Research in three states with restrictions on
teen driving shows that graduated licensing systems sharply reduce
crashes.
The Institute issues its first - ever recommendations on used vehicles for
teen drivers after research shows that many are
driving small vehicles that don't offer enough
crash protection and old ones without the latest safety technology.
A total of 35 states have adopted one or more elements of graduated licensing, a system that reduces
teen crashes by easing beginners in to full
driving privileges.
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.
A 2015 study by AAA found that distracted
driving was a factor in 58 percent of
crashes involving
teen drivers with cell phone use being the second biggest distraction.
According to the National Safety Council the first twelve months is the most dangerous time in a
teen's
driving life and motor vehicle
crashes are the number one reason for
teen deaths in America.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, made up of the medical doctors who treat broken bones and limbs after
crashes and trauma, and AAA have joined forces to sponsor the «Decide to
Drive» campaign for
teen drivers.
The more time a parent spends with their
teen practicing the skills of
driving, the higher that young person's chance of making the right decision in the future and being
crash free when neither their instructor or parents are in the car with them.
Teen drivers between the ages 16 and 19 have the highest
crash and traffic violation rates out of any other
driving groups.
Also, while
teen drivers make up only 7 % of the
driving population, they are involved in 14 % of fatal
crashes.
If your
teen driver can not keep a clean
driving record and is instead involved in a
crash or receives a speeding ticket, expect your rates to increase significantly — perhaps as much a 20 % to 40 %.
Most experts agree that immaturity and lack of
driving experience are the two main factors that cause
teen drivers to have such a high
crash rate.
According to the DMV, teens who take drivers education courses are significantly less likely to be the cause of a
crash while
driving compared to teens who have not taken courses, which can make you, as the parent, feel more at ease with your
teen's safety habits while on the road.
Reckless and distracted
driving is the number one killer of teens in the U.S., with car
crashes resulting in about 3,500
teen deaths in 2009.
Making it mandatory for people to be trained by these institutions is an excellent move to reduce inattentive
driving which is one of the human factors that cause
teen crashes over the past years.
Out of nearly 1,700 videos of
teen drivers taken from in - vehicle event recorders, distracted
driving (including cell phone use and interactions with passengers) was a factor in nearly 58 % of all
crashes studied.