Parents and Guardians > Hard Facts >. Hard Facts: Driving Crash and Fatality Statistics — Teen Specific What’s the deal with teens and car crashes? Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens in the U.S.
Teenage drunk driving is a lethal combination. A teenagers lack of experience both behind the wheel and with alcohol makes them especially vulnerable.
How big is the problem? In 2016, 10,497 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. 1 Of the 1,233 traffic deaths among ren ages 0 to 14 years in 2016, 214 (17%) involved an alcohol-impaired driver. 1
Some Startling Facts: * 80% of crashes, and 65% of near crashes, involved some form of driver inattention within 3 seconds of the incident.
Teens’ Biggest Safety Threat is Sitting on the Driveway. Half of all teens will be involved in a car crash before graduating from high college. Parental involvement doesn’t end when a gets a license.
NHTSA’s Teen Driving site contains information on States’ driver licensing requirements for teens as well as ideas and resources to help you—the parents—lay down the ground rules with your aspiring driver before you hand over the car keys.
Comprehensive Annual Impaired Driving Data Reports. OTS publishes Minnesota Motor Vehicle Impaired Driving Facts annually.This report is a source of reliable statistics that help to quantify the scope of the impaired driving problem by presenting impaired driving crash data, DWI arrest statistics, DWI conviction rates and more.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. Six teens ages 16 to 19 die every day from motor vehicle injuries. Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
11 Facts about Teen Driving 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.
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