The majority of people killed in crashes involving teen drivers are people other than the teens themselves, according to just-released findings from 10 years of crash data analyzed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AFTS). The new analysis shows that young novice drivers comprise slightly more than one-third of all the fatalities in crashes in which they are involved; whereas nearly two-thirds of those killed are other vehicle users and pedestrians. The analysis shows that between 1995 and 2004, crashes involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old drivers claimed the lives of 30,917 people nationwide, of which 11,177 were the teen drivers themselves. The remaining 19,740 included 9,847 passengers of the teen drivers, 7,477 were occupants in vehicles operated by drivers who were at least 18 or older, 2,323 were non-motorists. Post your thoughts on teen driving and graduated licensing in our comment section…
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