Teen crash statistics can be scary to look at. Fortunately, there are a variety of resources to help parents and guardians educate both themselves and their teen drivers on improving their safety on the road. Talk to your teen about safe driving habits. Teens learn a lot during the driver’...
The focus is on how driving passengers impacts teen crash statistics; specifically, which types of passengers increase the risk of crashes for teenage drivers, what makes driving with passengers dangerous to teens, when do teens become less...
Newly licensed teens: Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive. Are You Worried Now That Your Teen Is Driving? “When it comes to ‘New-Driver’ and ‘Student Driver’ car magnets,Rookie Driver products are the Preferred Choice of New Teen ...
The results of such programs being adopted have shown a considerable effect on car crash fatalities and insurance spendings for teenagers, lowering both. Together with delaying the minimum required age for acquiring a driver’s license, it has shown the best results in managing the current situatio...
In 2022, 50 percent of fatalities in a teen driver-related crash were not wearing their seat belt. Parents Lead by Example – Teens watch and naturally pick up driving habits by watching their parents. As a role model for teen drivers, it is imp...
Teens driving with more passengers have an increased risk of a crash; the risk increases exponentially as more passengers are added to a vehicle.Here are the crash rates by driver age and number of passengers : Compared to other countries, teen driving statistics in the US are grim ...
The Insurance Institue for Highway Safety's (IIHS's)Beginning Teen Driversbrochure highlights the increased risks for new teen drivers, including higher crash rates due to inexperience and immaturity, especially in their initial licensure months. ...
Drunk driving:Statistics show one in six teens have ridden in a car with a driver who isunder the influence of alcoholand that 1 in 20 admits to getting behind the wheel after drinking.1 Suicide Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among adolescents. Between 2007 and 2017, rates ...
If you’ve been hurt in a crash with a teen driver—or any other driver—in Kentucky, then you need to know what you may recover in damages if you’ve been hurt. The value of your case will depend on the unique damages that you’ve suffered. It could include your past, current, ...
Connecticut's six-month learner period requirement (can be reduced to four months with driver education) had an important crash reduction effect. Since the licensing process in Connecticut does not start until age 16, this basically raised the age at which a full license could be obtained. The...