Facts Every Parent Should Know
Young drivers are a major road safety concern: Traffic crashes kill about 6,000 young people ages 15 to 20 every year. Nearly half of all deaths of 15- to 17-year-olds are in car crashes.
Novice drivers have trouble managing distractions: Do not allow cell phone calls, text messaging, eating, drinking, or other activities that divert attention.
You have more influence over your teen than you realize: Make your teen a safer driver by signing and enforcing a parent-teen driving agreement.
Limiting passenger numbers and curbing nighttime driving can lessen crash risk: With 16- and 17-year-old drivers, crash risk increases sharply with each additional teen passenger. Death and injury rates for teen drivers are highest at night, with more than half of nighttime fatal crashes occurring between 9 p.m. and midnight. |
