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News » Teen drivers risk climbs with young passengers
May 9, 2012
A study by AAA shows the chances that a teen driver will die in a crash quadruple, if they have three or more passengers in the car, under the age of 21.
Spokeswoman Pam Moen says the risk for 16- and 17-year-olds increases by 44 percent with one young passenger, and it doubles with two. She says it's no surprise that there's a connection.
Over a four-year period in Wisconsin, between 2006 and 2010, nearly 175 16- and 17-year-old drivers were involved in a fatal accident. Fifty-one percent of them had a passenger under the age of 21 with them.
Moen says when teens are driving with someone 35 or older, the risk that they'll die in an accident drops 62 percent. She says they're 46 percent less likely to be involved in any type of crash. |
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