Below are the stats as quoted from NHTSA. 25% had .08 BAC or higher in 2008. "In 2008, 31 percent of the young drivers (15 to 20 years old) who were killed in crashes had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher; 25 percent had a BAC of .08 or higher."
By far the most dangerous cohort on the road today is the new driver between the ages of 16 and 19. A state of Wisconsin report showed that in 2002 only six percent of all licensed drivers were between the ages of 16 and 19, yet they accounted for 16 percent of all drivers in crashes, about four times the accident rate of people older than 65. Drivers between the ages of 45 and 64 had a slightly higher accident rate than the over-65 cohort. Older drivers have higher rates of fatal crashes, based on miles driven, than any other group except young drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The high death rate is due in large part to their frailty. Older people are less likely to survive an injury than younger people. By 2030 people age 65 and older are expected to represent 25 percent of the driving population and 25 percent of fatal crash involvements. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 28 million, or 15 percent, of licensed drivers were age 65 and older in the United States in 2004 (latest data available). NHTSA says 6,512 people age 65 and older were killed in traffic crashes. This represents 15 percent of all Americans killed on the road. There are some fantastic graphs, statisitics by state, and more information at: http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/olderdrivers/
If everyone drive exactly as is recommended and follow all of the rules of the roads, accidents would decrease to a very low level but there would never be a time that there would be no accidents. But I am going to say that more than 50% of car crashes could be prevented just by drivers following the laws and rules.
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Yes because In the decade of 2000-2009, 27 percent of the victims in crashes involving 15 to 20 year old drivers were riding as passengers with a young driver. The chances a 16-year-old will die in a crash increase39 percent with one teen passenger,86 percent with two teen passengers, and182 percent with three or more teen passengers.
What percent of drivers involved in lane change crashes claim they did not see the other vehicle?
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In 2005, passenger cars and light trucks accounted for about 86% of the vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes. This is because these types of vehicles are the most commonly used on roads, so they are more likely to be involved in accidents.
There are over 194 million drivers on the road today in this country (over 14.5 million of those drivers are in Florida). There are over 6.3 million collisions on the road every year, one-third of these crashes resulting in an injury or death.Young drivers, between 15 and 20 years old, accounted for 6.4 percent (12.5 million) of the total collisions. In 2003, 7,884 15- to 20-year-old drivers were involved in fatal crashes - killed, and an additional 308,000 were injured, in motor vehicle crashes.
The following represents facts and figures regarding large truck accidents and the serious damages they inflict on our roadways every year. One out of eight traffic fatalities in 2005 resulted from a collision involving a large truck. In 2005, 442,000 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,932 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 5,212 people died (12 percent of all the traffic fatalities reported in 2005) and an additional 114,000 were injured in those crashes. In 2005, large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes and 4 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes.
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Fifty-six percent of crashes involving teens occurred on a weekday.
fifty six percent of crashes involving teens occurred on a weekday
Speeding is involved in approximately 25% of fatal traffic crashes in the United States. It is a leading factor in many accidents and can significantly increase the severity of crashes.
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