Campaign to Address the Issue of
Safe Driving for Young People
Auto accidents
#1 killer of our nation's youth!
- One out of seven fatal accidents involve age 14 to 19 year old drivers.
- 17 year olds are twice as likely as 20 year olds to die in an automobile accident.
- 16 year olds are three times as likely as 20 year olds to die in an automobile accident.
- Fatal accidents rise as friends ride along.
- Twenty-five percent of all teenagers admit to driving faster than 85 mph.
- In one year, speeding caused more than 10,000 fatal accidents.
- The fatal crash risk of teenage drivers is highest between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- Teenage boys are 4 times more likely to die driving at night.
- Teenage girls are 8 times more likely to die driving at night.
- One half of all United States drivers do not wear safety belts, adults included.
- About 7,000 teenagers die each year in the United States from car accidents (United States Department of Transportation).
- In about 50% of all fatal accidents, the driver has been drinking.
- Most accidents take place at night on the weekends in the summer time.
- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a safety belt will prevent about 50% of car accident fatalities.
- The life expectancy of every age group in this country has risen, with the notable exception of teenagers. Motor vehicle accidents are largely to blame, accounting for 45% of teenage deaths.
- Over 200,000 teenagers last year were injured in accidents many maimed for life.
- The #1 killer of American teenagers is drunk driving, causing over 8,000 deaths each year.
- 10,900 16 to 24 year-olds lost their lives on our roadways in 2003 (National Safety Council)
- Although 16 to 24 year-olds make up less than 14% of all drivers, they are:
- 35 % of all drivers involved in fatal crashes.
- 30% of drivers involved in fatal crashes who had been drinking.
- 40% of drivers in all collisions (National Highway Traffic Safety Association)
Please send donations to:
The Rebeka Verea Foundation
8701 Kennedy Boulevard
North Bergen, NJ 07047