New Report on Teen Driving
The Maryland Injury Attorney Blog posted about the dangers of teenagers' driving. This post (written by Jeff Butschky) links back to an article from WBLTV.com, a Baltimore TV station.
The article is based off a study done by AAA, which cites10 years of crash statistics.The study shows that one-third of car wreck fatalities involving drivers ages 15-17 are the drivers. "That means nearly two-thirds of the victims are passengers, occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and other road users."
However, "AAA's analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data showed a drop in both teen driver deaths and a larger drop in deaths of others during the past decade." This shows that steps and programs to educate teens are effective.
AAA believes that a graduated license system will greatly assist in teen road safety...a 38% drop in teen 16 year old driver fatalities has been noted in states with a graduated license program.
