TEEN DRIVERS

Are at Higher Risk of Distracted Driving Accidents

DISTRACTED DRIVING

Distracted Driving is Operating A Vehicle While Attention Is Elsewhere

COMMON CAUSES OF DISTRACTED DRIVING:

Cell Phones
Radio & Music
Navigation Systems
Eating & Drinking
Talking To Others In The Car
Day Dreaming

Teen driver Statistics & Crash Reports

90%

of drivers admit to using their phone while driving at times
17%

of drivers say they take selfies while driving

At least 481,000 distracted drivers are on the road every day. Teenagers and young adults are the most likely to become distracted drivers. This is in large part because of phones.

average age of drivers with A phone in their hands

More Teens in Cars = More Chance of Crashes

Teens driving with passengers is listed amongst the CDC’s 8 Danger Zones.
Studies find the more passengers in a teen’s car, the higher the risk of accident.
Limiting passengers in a teen’s car even beyond the legal limit help reduce crashes.

REAL NUMBERS:

391,000
in 2016 people were injured in distracted driving crashes
3,450
people died in distracted driving crashes in 2016
53%
teen fatalities not wearing seat belts
62%
adults 20-44 fatalities not wearing seat belts

Teen Drivers Not Wearing Seat Belts

More than half of all teens who died in car crashes in 2016 were not wearing seat belts:
Young adults are the most likely group to have non-fatal crash injuries.
They are also the least likely to wear a seat belt.
Seat belts reduce the number of injuries and deaths in car crashes by half.

Conditional licenses for teen drivers have special requirements:

Teens can drive alone from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Teens may drive from 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. with a licensed adult over 21 in the car
No more than two passengers under 21 allowed in the car with a teen, unless with a licensed adult
Exceptions for family and for school events
Teens 17 and older can get full licenses