A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Young Drivers (2007) / Chapter Skim
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A recent analysis showed that the majority of fatalities in crashes involving 15- to 17-year-old drivers are to persons other than the teen driver, including occupants of other vehicles and nonmotorists (American Automobile Association, 2006)
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This suggests that individuals improve their driving relatively quickly. Crash rates for newly licensed drivers are substantially higher than for drivers holding a learner permit, who are only allowed to drive with an adult in the vehicle -- very few learners crash while driving with a supervisor.
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Alcohol One clear example of how the changing developmental stage, social milieu, and living situation contribute to increased crash risks as a teen ages is the situation with alcohol use. Alcohol-involved crashes increase from relatively low rates among 16-year-old drivers to a peak among drivers ages 20 to 24, as shown in Exhibit III-3.
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One observational study of approximately 500 teen drivers found that teens drove faster and allowed shorter headways than adult drivers, especially when male teen passengers were present (Simons-Morton et al., 2005)
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. Although young driver crashes and fatalities have decreased in recent years, young driver crash rates continue to exceed those of adult drivers.
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