Claims News Service, Jan.24, 1:35 p.m. EST — The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes are people other than the teen driver themselves, according to a recent analysis of 10 years of crash data by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
The new analysis shows that young novice drivers comprise slightly more than one-third of all the fatalities in crashes in which they are involved; whereas nearly two-thirds of those killed are other vehicle users and pedestrians. AAA says these statistics provide new urgency to its advocacy efforts to strengthen graduated licensing laws (GDL).
"It's clear from this analysis that we have to approach the issue of teen driver safety in a different way," said Robert L. Darbelnet, AAA President and CEO. "We need to focus on the effects teen driver crashes have on others in addition to the teen drivers themselves."
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