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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.
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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.
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!
The average reaction time for a driver is about 0.75 seconds. This is the time it takes for a driver to perceive a hazard and begin to react to it. However, individual reaction times can vary based on factors such as age, fatigue, and distractions.
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.
My husband was hit by an uninsured driver and he only got a 500.00 fine. Oh, and by the way, the UNINSURED driver just filed a claim with my insurance company, to try to receover damages to his car,WHAT about my damages? So, he is trying to get money in an accident he caused, and was driving around illeagally! How crazy is that! I suggest everyone keep full coverage insurance at all times to cover these idiots riding around with none.