Authors
Williams, A.; Teft, B.
Publisher
American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety
Website Section
Driver Types
Method
Crash analysis
Abstract
This report describes the results of a study designed to examine the proportion of fatal crashes involving 16- and 17-year-old drivers with passengers present in relation to the age, sex, and the number of passengers in the vehicle. Fatal crash data from 2005 to 2010 in the US involving 16- or 17-year-old drivers of passenger vehicles were collected and analyzed. There were 3667 16-year-old drivers and 5911 17-year-old drivers involved in fatal crashes during the study period. The data revealed risk factors such as speeding, alcohol use, late-night driving, lack of a valid driver’s license, and seatbelt non-use were more prevalent when teenage passengers were present in the vehicle compared to when the driver was alone. It further showed the prevalence of these risk factors generally increased as the number of teenage passengers increased.
Reference
Williams, A.; Teft, B. (2012) Characteristics of Fatal Crashes Involving 16 and 17 Year Old Drivers with Teenage Passengers. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Washington, D.C.
Related Topics
Passenger, effects
