Statistically, how dangerous is it for teens on the road ?
A. The facts are scary. Here they are: • About 3,500 teens died in the USA in 2003 in teen-driven vehicles. • On the average day, 10 teens are killed in teen-driven autos. • 1 in 5 16 year old drivers crash their car within the first year. • More than 2/3 of fatal single-vehicle teen crashes involved nighttime driving or at least one passenger age 16-19. Nearly 3/4 of the drivers in those crashes were male. And 16 year old drivers were the riskiest of all. Their rate of involvemen in fatal crashes was nearly 5 times that of drivers ages 20 and older. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) • 16 year olds make driving errors, exceed speed limits, run off roads & roll their vehicles over at higher rates than do older drivers involved in fatal crashes. • Teens’ risk of dying nearly doubles with the addition of one male passenger. It more than doubles with 2 or more young men in the car. (Source: Insurance Institute) • Teen drivers are 3 times as likely as drivers 20 and older to
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