iRide Safe | Facts, Statistics and Research on Teen Driving

teenagers, Car Crashes remain the leading cause of death among you & your friends

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behind the wheel.

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6 DANGER Zones

for Teen Drivers

Seat Belts The consequences of not buckling up are deadly. 58% of young adults (ages 13-20) that died in a car crash were NOT wearing a seat belt.

SPEEDING

is a factor in nearly 30% of fatal crashes involving teen drivers. Speeding doesn’t save you time it INCREASES your risk for a crash.

TOO MANY PASSENGERS

Too many passengers increase the risk of a teen driver being involved in a fatal car crash.

A 16 or 17-year-old driver’s risk of being killed in a crash increases when there are young passengers in the car.

Quadruples when carrying 3 or more passengers who are younger than 21

Doubles when carrying 2 or more passengers who are younger than 21

Increases by 44% when carrying 1 passenger who is younger than 21

The risk DECREASES by 62% when an adult age 35+ is in the car.

Don't Drive DISTRACTED Teen car crashes involve distractions behind the wheel 60 percent of the time.

The top distractions are talking or attending to other passengers AND cell phone use.

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NIGHT TIME DRIVING

In 2014, 50% of teen deaths from motor vehicle crashes occurred between 3 p.m. and midnight and 53% occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

DON'T DRINK & DRIVE Car Crashes are the leading cause of death for teens. About ONE QUARTER of those fatal car crashes involved underaged drinking and driving.

Buckle up! Every trip, everywhere, everyone!
Obey the speed limit.
Limit the number of passengers.
Wait to text.
Drive during daylight hours.
NEVER drink and drive.

Sources:

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812262

AAA Foundation - http://newsroom.aaa.com/tag/aaa-foundation-for-traffic-safety/

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811744

Teendriving.aaa.com

http://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TeenCrashCausation_2015_FINALREPORT.pdf

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Fatality facts: teenagers 2014. Arlington (VA): The Institute; 2014 [cited 2016 Sept 20]. http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/teenagers/fatalityfacts/teenagers

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812200