Accident stats for young drivers

Start the Conversation Early: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for to year-olds in the United States, and 2, people were killed in crashes involving a teen driver in Talk to your teens about safe driving early and often, before they reach driving age.  · Teen crash risk is at its very highest at age Teen drivers have crash rates nearly 4 times those of drivers 20 and older per mile driven. The crash rate per mile driven is 1½ times as high for year-olds as it is for year-olds. Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins. Road deaths by age group. 1. The baseline is the average annual number during the three-year period to 2. Rolling 12 month totals may not add up to rolling overall total due to unknown values not represented in table. Road death figures sourced from the Australian Road Deaths Database are preliminary and subject to revision.

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and death for young adults (ages ) in the United States. According to the most recent teen driver safety statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated , young drivers were injured in traffic crashes in and 1, young drivers died in traffic crashes in Start the Conversation Early: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for to year-olds in the United States, and 2, people were killed in crashes involving a teen driver in Talk to your teens about safe driving early and often, before they reach driving age. The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among teens aged 16–19 than among any other age group. In fact, per mile driven, teen drivers in this age group are nearly three times as likely as drivers aged 20 or older to be in a fatal crash. 2. Teens who are at especially high risk for motor vehicle crashes are: Males.

Drivers aged 16–24 have higher crash rates than any other age group, including not only minor crashes but also crashes resulting in injuries or fatalities. A further 6 per cent are students and hold a full driving licence but do not drive to their place of education. Road safety figures. • Road traffic accidents. Q17) Do young drivers have a high accident rate? Q18) Which areas have the highest young car driver casualties compared to the proportion of all car driver.