May is being observed as National (or Global) Youth Traffic Safety Month, an initiative in which youth groups are encouraged to engage in traffic safety projects.
For additional information about Youth Traffic Safety Month, please visit:
National Youth Traffic Safety Month: Act Out Loud
National Organizations for Youth Safety
In a related matter, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently released a study showing a strong association between the number and age of passengers present in-vehicle and the risk of a teen driver dying in a traffic crash.
The report, Teen Driver Risk in Relation to Age and Number of Passengers, found that the likelihood of a 16- or 17-year-old driver being killed in a crash, per mile driven, increases with each additional young passenger in the vehicle. Compared to driving with no passengers, a 16- or 17-year-old driver’s fatality risk:
- increases 44 percent when carrying one passenger younger than 21 (and no older passengers),
- doubles when carrying two passengers younger than 21 (and no older passengers), and
- quadruples when carrying three or more passengers younger than 21 (and no older passengers).
Conversely, carrying at least one passenger aged 35 or older cuts a teen driver’s risk of death by 62 percent and risk of involvement in any police-reported crash by 46 percent, highlighting the protective influence that parents and other adults have in the car.
To access the full report, please visit:
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