Did you know that the most significant threat facing teens is the vehicle sitting in their parents’ driveways? Yet, many parents remain under-educated about teen driving safety and the risks new drivers face. The list below is a few safety tips that many parents do not know, but need to.
- Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S.
- The most dangerous time of a teen driver’s life is the first 12 months after receiving a license.
- A teen drivers’ crash risk is three times that of drivers ages 20 and older.
- Teens crash most often because they are inexperienced – not because they take more risks behind the wheel.
- Teen passengers are one of the biggest distractions for teen drivers. Just one teen passenger raises a teen driver’s fatal crash risk 44 percent. Two passengers doubles fatal crash risk. Three or more quadruples crash risk.
- Most fatal nighttime crashes involving teen drivers happen between 9 p.m. and midnight.
- More than half of teens killed in car crashes were not restrained by a seat belt.
- Most states’ teen driving laws and restrictions do not adequately protect teen drivers from the most serious crash risks.
- Teens really do learn to drive from watching their parents. A survey from The Allstate Foundation found 80 percent of teens cite their parents as having the most influence over teen’s driving habits.
- Crash risk remains high after you receive your license. In fact, young drivers’ crash risk does not significantly begin decreasing until age 25.
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