11 REAL Facts About Teen Driving

1. 33 percent of deaths among 13 to 19-year-olds in 2010 occurred in motor vehicle crashes.

2. 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.

3. 56 percent of teens said they talk on the phone while driving.

4. Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger.



5. Only 44 percent of teens said they would definitely speak up if someone were driving in a way that scared them.

6. Teen drivers with involved parents are twice as likely to wear seat belts.

7. More than 40 percent of teen auto deaths occur between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

8. Talking on a cell phone can double the likelihood of an accident as well as slow a young driver’s reaction time down to that of a 70-year-old.

9. In their first year of driving 1 in 5 16-year-old drivers has an accident.

10. 56 percent of teenagers  rely on their parents to learn how to drive.


11. Crash risk for teens increase incrementally with each mile per hour over the speed limit.

Source: DoSomething.org

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