Nashville Auto Accident Lawyer Looks At Teen Driving Fatalities From A Different POV
Teen Driving Fatalities
As an experienced Nashville auto accident lawyer I regularly review literature and studies on highway safety. A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety takes an interesting look at teen driving fatalities. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group. In 2008, about 3,500 teens in the United States aged 15–19 were killed and more than 350,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor-vehicle crashes. Young people ages 15-24 represent only 14% of the U.S. population. However, they account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among females.
The AAA study took a slightly different look at teen crash fatalities. When we consider all crashes involving 15- to 17-year old drivers we find that, on the average, nearly two individuals are killed for every teen driver killed. Government statistics typically quantify the number of teen drivers and their passengers who have died in motor vehicle crashes. This report investigates the number of people, other than the teen driver, who have died in crashes involving young drivers, such as teen drivers’ passengers, drivers and passengers of other vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists. As teen driver deaths have declined during recent years, though, there has been a large drop in deaths of other road users. So, although teen crashes put everyone at risk, everyone stands to benefit from safety improvements that reduce teen driver crashes.
If you or a loved one is injured in a Nashville, Tennessee automobile accident caused by a teen driver you owe it to yourself and your family to contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.
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