In 2020, teen roadway deaths increased 14.3%, the largest year-on-year increase during the previous decade, according to ValuePenguin.com, which reported overall teen driver fatalities declined 6.4% from 2011-2020. During the period, around 13,500 teenage drivers died.
Speeding was involved in 44.4% of teen driver deaths during the period, according to ValuePenguin, which reported speeding was 38% more likely in teen driver deaths than across all driver deaths.
"Teen drivers are more likely to underestimate or not recognize dangerous situations, leading them to make critical errors that lead to fatal crashes," Divya Sangameshwar, ValuePenguin auto insurance expert, said in a report. "Older drivers develop a sixth sense when it comes to road awareness, which is something teens are still developing."
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