{"id":5705,"date":"2018-07-16T05:52:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T12:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=5705"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:56:14","slug":"understanding-teen-driver-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/understanding-teen-driver-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Teen Driver Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), six teens between the ages of 16 and 19 died every day in 2015 from motor vehicle injuries<\/a><\/u>. Those numbers accounted for 2,333 teen deaths and 235,845 injuries requiring emergency department treatment.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that teens in this age group only account for seven percent of the U.S. population, they accounted for 11 percent of the total costs of auto accident injuries.<\/p>\n

CBS goes on to report that there have been more than 14,000 fatal crashes involving teen drivers in the past five years<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

For parents preparing to send their teens out onto the road, these numbers are nothing short of alarming.<\/p>\n

Why Do Teens Pose Increased Risks?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many reasons teens seem to present greater risks behind the wheels of cars. Most of those increases begin and end with a lack of experience behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

The solutions many states have come up with to reduce these number is to increase the driving age and employe graduated driver laws. While some argue that gives them less preparation behind the wheel before heading off to college and work, it also gives them less training in avoiding distractions and reducing their own risks as drivers.<\/p>\n

Specific risks teen drivers face include the following:<\/p>\n