Teen Passenger Death Rate Starts Uptick at Age 13
This article reports on a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that examined fatal crashes nationwide that affected 13-15-year-old passengers and drivers during 2005-2009. The study found that the teenage crash problem begins before most teens become licensed drivers and is greatly affected by state licensing policies. The author reports that a total of 1,994 passengers and 299 drivers aged 13 to 15 died in motor vehicle crashes. An additional 89 surviving drivers, ages 13 to 15, were involved each year, on average, in fatal crashes. In this latter group, most were driving without either a license or a permit. The author notes that, mostly due to graduated licensing laws, fatal crashes in 13-15-year olds as drivers and passengers have declined sharply. Graduated licensing laws using restrict nighttime driving, require adult supervision for a specific length of time, and limit how many, if any, other teens can be passenger in a teenage driver’s vehicle. The author provides some details about driving characteristics and the role of licensing age on subsequent fatalities. Readers are referred to a copy of the full report at publications@iihs.org.
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- Publication Date: 2012-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 6-7
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Serial:
- Status Report
- Volume: 7
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- ISSN: 0018-988X
- Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age groups; Crash causes; Crash data; Demographics; Fatalities; Graduated licensing; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Nighttime crashes; Passengers; Risk assessment; Teenage drivers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01370217
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 16 2012 3:07PM