Teenage drivers
Disease Information
Overview
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, although teen drivers, between the ages of 16 and 19, constitute almost 10 percent of all licensed drivers, they are involved in 12 percent of fatal motor vehicle-related crashes.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a 16-year-old driver is more than 20 times as likely to have a motor vehicle crash than any other licensed driver. In fact, the leading cause of death among 16- to 20-year-olds is motor-vehicle–related crashes.
