Protect your driver from the leading killer of teens: crashes | Car Accident Attorney Toledo, OH

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. Thankfully, teen motor vehicle crashes are preventable, and proven strategies can keep young drivers safer on the road.
The Teen Drivers' Risk
Parents are worried about protecting their teen's health and safety, but the one thing everyone does not realize is that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, Car accidents claim the lives of about eight teens a day. Each year nearly 350,000 teens are treated in the ER for crash related injuries.
Those teen drivers that are particularly a high crash risk are:


o Males
o From 2000 to 2006 the number of male drivers and passengers 15 to 19 years old and who were also killed in crashes was higher with 12,479, than the number of female drivers and passengers who were killed in car accidents that number being 6,579
o Teens driving with another teen as a passenger
o Teens who drove with teen passengers increased the risk of a crash than those teen drivers who drove without teen passengers
o Teens driving at night
o The risk of a crash for teens driving at night is almost twice as high as the risk of crashing during the day time
o Teens that are newly licensed
o Risk of a crash is highest during the first year that teens are legally allowed to drive

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