Type, Size, and Age of Vehicles Driven by Teenage Drivers Killed in Crashes during 2008-12

This report uses the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to look at fatal crash rates by vehicle type, size, and age. It examines drivers aged 15-17 and 35-50 and finds that fatally injured teen drivers were more likely to be driving small or midsize cars. In addition, the majority of vehicles driven by teens involved in fatal crashes were 6 years old or older and did not have safety features.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iihs.org/frontend/iihs/documents/masterfiledocs.ashx?id=2070
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• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • McCartt, Anne T
  • Teoh, Eric R
• Publication Date: 2014-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Crash characteristics; Crash rates; Fatalities; Motor vehicles; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics
• Identifier Terms: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538124
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 2014 8:59AM