Statistics

	In 1999, nearly 8,200 teens were fatally injured in driving related accidents.
	In the last decade, over 68,000 teens have died in car crashes.
	The risk of crash involvement per mile driven among drivers 16-19 years old is four times the risk among older drivers. In fact, the crash rate per mile driven are almost three times as high among 16 year-olds as among 18-19 year olds.
	Teen drivers account for 18 percent (1,964,000)of all the drivers involved in police reported crashes.
	Sixty-five percent of teen passenger deaths occur when another teenager is driving.
	In 1999, 15% of those who died in speed-related crashes were youth (15-20).
	42.4% of young drivers involved in fatal crashes have had previous convictions for speeding or other dangerous moving violations.
	While teens account for only 8.7% of the population, they are involved in 14.7% of all fatal crashes.
	The fatality rate for teenage drivers, based on estimated annual travel, is about 4 times as high as the rate for drivers 25-69.
	In 1999, 21% of the young drivers who where killed in crashes were intoxicated.