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In 2002, 8,984 people were killed in crashes involving young drivers ages 16-20 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, 2003)
3,723 young drivers ages 16-20 were killed in 2002 - nearly 200 more than were killed in 2001. (NHTSA, 2003)
Based on estimated miles traveled annually, teen drivers age 16-19 have a fatality rate four times the rate of drivers age 25-69. Sixteen-year-old drivers have a crash rate three times more than 17-year-olds, 5 times greater than 18-year-olds, and two times that of 85-year-olds. (NHTSA, 2001)
Sixteen-year-olds have almost ten times the crash risk of drivers age 30-59 and almost 3 times the risk of older teenagers. (Williams, A.F., 1996)
In 2001, of the young drivers who had been drinking and were killed in crashes, 79% were not wearing safety belts. (NHTSA, 2002)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of young drivers killed in fatal crashes in 2001 were intoxicated. (NHTSA, 2002)
In 2001, sixty-two percent (62%) of teenage passenger deaths occurred in crashes in which another teenager was driving. Among people of all ages, 20% of passenger deaths in 2001 occurred when a teenager was driving. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS, 2001)
Forty-three percent (43%) of teenage motor vehicle deaths in 2001 occurred between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (IIHS, 2001)
In 2001, the estimated economic cost of police-reported crashes involving drivers between 15 and 20 years old was $42.3 billion. (NHTSA, 2002)
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