Teen Driving Facts
Motor Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers
16 year-old drivers have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age
16 year-old drivers are 3 times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all other drivers.
Nearly 5000 drivers between the age 15-20 died in car crashes in 2006
63% of teenage passenger deaths in 2006 occurred in collisions in which another teen was driving.
States with graduated drivers license programs have 11% fewer fatal crashes.
* Data from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the National Center for Highway Safety, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration