If you are under 18 years of age, your risk of a fatal crash is about 2 1/2 times that of the "average" driver, and your risk of an injury crash is 3 times higher than that of the average driver.
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Accidents cause the most deaths annually in the United States. Car, boating, gun, fire, and even freak accidents cause tens of thousands of deaths each year. The most common type of accident, particularly among teens, is car accidents. The chances of a sixteen-year-old driver being in a fatal car accident are five times greater than those of a twenty-year-old driver. Each year, there are 1.6 million car crashes involving teens. Every year, more American teenagers die in car wrecks than any other way. Nationally, that number was 5,610 fatalities in 2004. Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that alcohol is a factor in only 15 percent of the 16- and 17-year-old drivers killed in 2004 car wrecks in the U.S.
Your chances of being killed are five times greater if you are thrown from the vehicle.
VERY MANY more times than a sober driver. Being intoxicated greatly weakens your ability to focus on driving.
If you are under 18 years of age, your risk of a fatal crash is about 2 1/2 times that of the "average" driver, and your risk of an injury crash is 3 times higher than that of the average driver.
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The driver would be at fault as they are responsible to be aware at all times.
You will have to take them to court if it was their fault. Many times you can garnish their wages for not paying up.
Nothing. Drunk driving is dangerous for the driver, his/her passengers, other cars on the road, and pedestrians. It is an illegal practice and extremely unsafe - many times, fatal.
Drivers under eighteen are significantly more likely to be involved in fatal accidents, with studies indicating that they are about three times more likely to experience a fatal crash compared to older drivers. This increased risk is often attributed to factors such as inexperience, risk-taking behavior, and distractions while driving.
You cannot survive a fatal fall. It's fatal.
Perhaps, I have seen this happen many times, will depend on your state laws, and the judge.
The person making the left turn must give way to on-comming trafic at all times, except with a green arrow. "I've been waiting a long time," is no excuse for causing an accident!
Reaction time is the length of time that passes between perceiving a problem and beginning to do something about it. Depending on the driver's physical and chemical state, it can vary from a fraction of a second to several seconds. Note that this has nothing to do with the skill of the driver, and does not imply that the action taken will necessarily be appropriate or properly executed.
If you have any intention of driving after drinking, do not drive. Any alcohol in your system can mess with your reaction times. A half of a second is all it takes to cause an accident.
No. Sometimes it's a lot more. Think five times as an average because of pain & suffering.