Are teens really the worst drivers out there? Is texting the main reason for car accidents, or is it driving under the influence? Here are some interesting statistics about life on the road.
Speeding:
- National data reported by Fortune magazine determined that a 10-mph speed increase ups the risk of a crash by more than 9 percent.
- According to TeenSafe, more than 50 percent of the 5,000,000 car crashes in the U.S. each year are caused by aggressive drivers, with speeding being the most prevalent contributor.
- In 2019, the Insurance Information Institute reported that speed-related crashes cost Americans $40.4 billion each year.
Teen Drivers:
- In 2018, the NHTSA reported that drivers between the ages of 15 to 20 had the highest rate of speed-related fatalities compared to other age groups.
- According to DriveTeam, teenage crashes most often involve left-hand turns, rear-end accidents, and running off the road.
- The Oregon Department of Transportation reported that those without driver education between the ages of 15 to 20 are responsible for 91% of teen driving accidents.
- According to TeenSafe, when a teenage driver has an additional passenger, they are twice as likely to get into a fatal car crash. When two or more passengers are present, they are five times more likely.
- Speed was a factor in 31 percent of U.S. teen driver fatalities.
Driving Under the Influence:
- Three in five people will be involved in a crash due to impaired driving in their lifetime, says a report by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
- When drivers are impaired by drugs or alcohol, they are 36 times more likely to crash, reports the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that, while alcohol is the substance most linked to impaired driving, marijuana is the second.
Texting:
- A report by Driver Knowledge says that one out of three people text while driving.
- Texting while driving increases the risk of crashing by 23 times.
- TeenSafe reports that at least 11 teens die in crashes caused by texting and driving every day.
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