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What are the main causes of fatal teen driving accidents?

• Consumption of alcohol: Alcohol is completely banned for those under 21 years of age – despite this, young drivers’ consumption of alcohol remains a large cause of teenage traffic fatalities, with 523 teen drivers killed in DUI crashes in 2020. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has gathered several studies on the subject of teens’ alcohol consumption that together show that more young people die in fatal crashes when the drinking age is lowered.

• Speeding: A recent study from GHSA found that from 2015 to 2019, teen drivers and passengers had a greater proportion of speeding-related fatalities (43%) than all other age groups (30%), with 4,930 teen drivers and passengers dying in speeding-related crashes.
• Distracted driving: Distracted driving is defined as driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Due to the nature of being less focused on driving, distracted driving will drastically increase the chance of being involved in a motor vehicle crash. Speaking on a mobile phone while driving increases crash risk by 2 times, while texting increases the crash risk by up to 6 times.

Here are some key findings:

• The number of young driver and passenger fatalities has increased by 19.5% compared to the 2019 year.
• Kentucky has the most teenage driving fatalities in the country, with 71.45 deaths per 100,000 teenage drivers.
• Minnesota has the least teenage driving fatalities in the country, with 9.52 deaths per 100,000 teenage drivers.
• The three main factors that put teens at risk are consumption of alcohol, speeding, and distracted driving.

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