The statistics about driving are sobering. It's scary out there!
Here are a few statistics that we aim to change with our superior training:
One in five teenage drivers has a crash in the first year of driving.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15- to 20-year-olds, accounting for more than 40% of fatalities.
Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
Nearly half of the fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers were single vehicle crashes.
Among 15- to 20-year-old drivers who were killed in crashes in 2012, nearly 25% were considered intoxicated (with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater) and, among male drivers, 37% were speeding.
For the teenage driver, the presence of one passenger almost doubles the risk of a fatal crash, compared to driving alone. With two or more passengers, the fatal crash risk is five times as high as driving alone.
In 2007, 196,000 older individuals were injured in traffic crashes, accounting for 8% of all the people injured in traffic crashes during the year. These older individuals made up 14% of all traffic fatalities, 14% of all vehicle occupant fatalities, and 19% of all pedestrian fatalities.
Most traffic fatalities involving older drivers in 2007 occurred during the daytime (79%), on weekdays (72%) and involved other vehicles 71%.
