Driving Statistics
Youth Traffic Safety Statistics
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S.
National Statistics
- Each year, more than 5,000 teens (ages 16-20) are killed inpassenger vehicle crashes.
- During 2006, a teen died in a traffic crash an average of once every hour on weekends and nearly once every two hours during the week.
- Nationally in 2006, 25 percent of the young drivers ages 15-20 who were killed in crashes had Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels of .08 or higher at the time of the crash.
- Nationally in 2006, 4,842 teen passenger vehicle occupants, ages 16 to 20, were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and 58 percent (2,813) were unrestrained at the time of the fatal crash.
- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), teenage drivers and passengers are among those least likely to wear their seat belts.
- While all teens are at a high-risk of experiencing a fatal crash, according to NHTSA, young males, pickup truck drivers and passengers, as well as people living in rural areas are also among those least likely to buckle up.
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“If this was a disease that was wiping out our teenagers at the rate of thousands per year, there would be no end to what we would do as a society to stop that.”
Dr. Jeffery Runge MD (former NHTSA director)
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Active support and awareness are critical to helping reduce injuries and fatalities among teens. Providing the means to help better educate our young people will save lives.
You Can Make a Difference!
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