* 14% of all deaths due to motor vehicle accidents are teen drivers.
* Most teen driver deaths due to motor vehicle accidents occur on weekends 53% of the time.
* Teen drivers killed in motor vehicle accidents had a youth passenger in automobile 45% of the time.
* Of teen drivers fatally injured in automobiles, more than 1/3 were speed related accidents.
* Teen lifestyle of staying up late make teen drivers a high risk to have an automobile accident due to drowsiness.
* More than any age group, teens are likely to be involved in a single vehicle crash.
* On the basis of current population trends, there will be 23% more 16-20- year-old drivers on the road in 2010 than there are today -- 26.1 million.
* This age group makes up 7% of licensed drivers, but suffers 14% of fatalities and 20% of all reported accidents.
* The 16-year-old population alone will increase from 3.5 million to over 4 million by 2010.
Many factors contribute to the cause of teen deaths in motor vehicles. Looking at the causes, it's not hard to see why teen accident and death rates are higher than older drivers'.
Teen drivers are more likely than older drivers to be the cause of their accidents. That is based on facts pointing to high rates of teen accidents involving one vehicle.
Immaturity is a contributing factor to the high rate of auto crashes and deaths among teenagers. For instance, tailgating and not using safety belts are misjudgments teens make more than older drivers.
Making matters worse are teen tendencies to drive small vehicles. Automobile crash and fatality statistics point to small vehicles not protecting passengers as well as mid-size or large vehicles in front end crashes.
Rounding out the problem teenagers face as new drivers is lack of driving skill or inexperience behind-the-wheel. Thrown together, they help explain teenagers' alarming accident and fatality rates in motor vehicles.
In today's world, there is a way for parents to monitor and help protect their teens. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) now gives parents an affordable way to monitor their teen's driving habits. It's not an invasion of their teen's privacy, it's a matter of being a parent and doing all that you can to protect your teen. With a GPS system, Peace of Mind is Only a Click Away!
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