Study: Teen drivers put everyone at risk

AAA Foundation Study Raises Alert as 100 Deadliest Days Begins

A new report on teenage drivers, from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, has divulged startling statistics.

Almost two-thirds of people killed or left impaired, by means of a car crash, are people other than the teenager operating the motor vehicle. In 2013, 371,645 people were hurt and 2,927 were killed in crashes that involved a teenager behind the wheel.

The report scrutinized police data from the crashes of those aged 15-19, from 1994 to 2013.

The results emerge as the "100 Deadliest Days" period begins. The period runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, when teenage crash fatalities historically increase.

On the research findings correlating with the start of "100 Deadliest Days",
the President and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Peter Kissinger, stated: "Since teens drive more during the summer than any other season, this insight is a timely reminder to everyone—drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists— to be mindful when sharing the roads with young drivers."