TEENAGE DRIVERS

Nearly 10,000 teenagers die each year in motor vehicle accidents. The situation is especially bad at night and worse for young men than for young women, according to research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The economic costs also are staggering. About a billion dollars is spent annually to treat and rehabilitate formerly healthy young people who have been injured in crashes. This special publication highlights the facts about teenagers and automobiles and examines the policy options available to keep the bottom from falling out of so many young people's lives because of crashes. The message is that reducing teenagers' driving (especially during the high risk nighttime hours), separating drinking from driving, and providing improved crash protection would save thousands of young lives.

• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Curfew; Driving; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Gender; Injuries; Night; Occupant protection devices; Policy; Regulation; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Motor vehicle accidents; Night driving; Occupant protection; Restrictions
• Subject Areas: Finance; Law; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452364
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 760
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM