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Young Driver Crash Risk







David F. Preusser

Preusser Research Group, Inc.

7100 Main Street

Trumbull, CT 06611

“How interested are you in getting your

license just as soon as you can?”







(Ages 15 and Younger)



Very – 76%

Somewhat – 18%

Slightly – 5%

Not At All – 1%

(Ages 15 and Younger)



“Having my own car is very important to

me” 89% agree



“Teenagers who have their own car

have more fun” 71% agree



“People treat you more like an adult

when you have a driver’s license” 62% agree

PERCENT WHO DRIVE

50 MILES OR MORE PER WEEK





No License or Permit 1%



Learner’s Permit 5%



Licensed 44%

Driver Fatal Crash Involvement Rates

(per 100k population, 1989-93)



9

8

Fatal Crash Rate









7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

16/16-17



Learn Age/License Age



age 15 age 16 age 17

Driver Fatal Crash Involvement Rates

(per 100k population, 1989-93)



9

8

Fatal Crash Rate









7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

16/16-17 15.5/16



Learn Age/License Age



age 15 age 16 age 17

Driver Fatal Crash Involvement Rates

(per 100k population, 1989-93)



9

8

Fatal Crash Rate









7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

16/16-17 15.5/16 15/16



Learn Age/License Age



age 15 age 16 age 17

Driver Fatal Crash Involvement Rates

(per 100k population, 1989-93)



9

8

Fatal Crash Rate









7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

16/16-17 15.5/16 15/16 14/16



Learn Age/License Age



age 15 age 16 age 17

Driver Fatal Crash Involvement Rates

(per 100k population, 1989-93)



9

8

Fatal Crash Rate









7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

16/16-17 15.5/16 15/16 14/16 14-15/14-15



Learn Age/License Age



age 15 age 16 age 17

Fatal Crash Involvement per 100 Million Miles

Day vs. Night, by Driver Age, 1990

45

Night

Day

40



35

Crashes Per 100 Million Miles









30



25



20



15



10



5



0

16- 18- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 50- 55- 60- 65- 70- 75+

17 19 24 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 69 74





Driver Age

Crash Risk and Passengers



Driver Age Alone Passenger(s)

16 2.28 4.72

17 1.77 3.52

18 1.77 3.66

19 1.61 3.23

20-24 1.50 2.54

25-29 1.28 1.69

30-59 1.00 1.00

Crash Risk by Age and BAC

(FARS 1987-99, N=192,282)





Blood Alcohol Concentration



AGE 00 01 02-03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-14 15-19 20+



16-20 3.31 4.37 4.12 5.44 8.17 10.10 15.77 25.30 28.19



21-24 1.79 2.18 2.59 4.42 6.11 8.13 10.73 16.43 26.00



25-34 1.25 1.38 1.89 2.32 2.94 4.37 7.27 11.61 16.08



35-49 1.00 1.09 1.49 1.78 2.62 3.56 5.64 10.44 16.99



50-64 1.02 0.93 1.17 1.24 2.03 2.23 4.71 8.48 13.24



65 + 2.04 1.97 2.49 2.50 2.50 3.55 4.83 7.48 9.48

ages 16-20

Crash Risk by BAC ages 35-49



30



25



20

Crash Risk









15



10



5



0

00 01 02-03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-14 15-19 20+



BAC

High crash rates overall



Very high:

During first few months/miles of driving



At night



With teenage passenger



With alcohol

Crash Rates by Age



2.50

2.00

Crash Rate









1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00

16 17 18-20 21-24

Age



LI & NJ PA & NY DE & CT



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