Several factors contribute to the high accident rate among teenage drivers. Alcohol was one important risk: 28% of the teen drivers involved in fatal crashes were legally drunk. Other factors are lack of sleep, lack of supervision, driving after 9 PM, moving away from home, and having passengers in the automobile.
People ages 15 to 20 years old are only 8.4% of the population and 6.3% of all licensed drivers, yet they make up 13.6% of drivers involved in major automobile accidents.
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Posted By: Aspen Education Group