Teenage Drivers are Involved in the Most Deadly Accidents
Teenage drivers are involved in three times as many fatal motor vehicle accidents as all other drivers, even though teenagers drive less frequently than other age groups. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), approximately 4,000 teenagers died and 300,000 were injured in motor vehicle accidents in 2006. Teenagers (and other drivers) driving on rural roads are more likely to be involved in a serious accident than those driving in urban areas.
There are several reasons why teenagers are more likely to be involved in accidents, including serious injury and fatal accidents, than others. Those include: failure to wear a seat belt, use of cell phones and other mobile communication devices while driving, speeding, lack of experience and skill and driving while intoxicated on alcohol and/or drugs. In an effort to reduce the number of accidents involving teenagers, the DOT is initiating an advertising and educational campaign to teach and encourage teenagers to drive safely.
