Distractions, alcohol, and inexperience: What makes summer so deadly for teen drivers Hailie Higgins News10NBC May 22, 2024 - 3:44 PM ...

Between now and Labor Day, there’s a 30% spike in deaths involving teenagers. That’s why AAA wants to get the word out now to parents to teach their kids to ignore distractions when they go to ...

That distraction led to sudden accelerations in 43.1% of their 12,360 trips over 60 days and to risky incidents such as hard braking in 10.9%.

Car crashes are among the leading causes of death among teenagers in the United States, with distracted driving playing a major role. On Saturday morning, young drivers lined up in Cary to try and ...

Distraction: Distraction plays a role in nearly six out of 10 teen crashes, four times as many as official estimates based on police reports. The top distractions for teens include talking to ...

Law enforcement agencies and safety experts across the country are issuing a warning for families of teenage drivers as the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is dubbed “the 100 Deadliest ...

BOSTON, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Recent teen driving tragedies involving text messaging while driving are evidence that driving distractions are becoming as prevalent as drinking and ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Teenagers...listen up. A new study by AAA shows teens are distracted behind the wheel more than ever before. Researchers looked at 1,700 videos of teen drivers taken from in-vehicle ...

Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Distracted driving is a problem for all drivers, but teens are at higher risk.

Foss also urges parents to ride along with their teen drivers as often as possible. What is second nature to an experienced driver may not be for a young driver. Not all teens are bad drivers.

Teen drivers have the highest crash rate of any age group. About 963,000 drivers age 16 to 19 were involved in police-reported crashes in the U.S. in 2013, the most recent year for available data.