Young Drivers: Additional Resources
AAA: Teen Driver Safety
Teens are among the riskiest drivers on the road, crashing four times more often than adult drivers. In fact, car crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 16-20, killing more than 5,600 teens each year.
National Safety Council: Teach Young Adults to be Safe Drivers with Alive at 25
Every hour, about 30 teens are injured in motor vehicle crashes involving an inexperienced driver. Each day, seven will die in those collisions.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young adults, and the numbers are climbing. Teen drivers are nearly three times more likely than drivers age 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
GHSA: Protecting Teen Drivers
Teen driver. Two words that elicit immediate attention, whether you are a parent, health care provider, insurance professional or public official responsible for improving highway safety. And that attention is for good reason – motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 to 20 year-olds. Teens aged 15 to 20 are significantly overrepresented in all types of traffic crashes. Just over 6% of all licensed drivers, teens in this age group accounted for 12% of all drivers in fatal crashes and 14% of drivers in all crashes in 2008.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
SADD envisions a world in which young people make positive decisions that advance their health and safety.
SADD’s mission is to empower young people to successfully confront the risks and pressures that challenge them throughout their daily lives.
