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When frailty is accounted for and older drivers are compared to younger persons driving the same amount the over-representation disappears. [5] According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , a senior citizen is more likely than a younger driver to be at fault in an accident in which they are involved. [ 6 ]
The DMV is requiring people 70 and older to take an in-person test and eye exam. Some say it's discrimination, writes columnist Steve Lopez.
Generation. Average annual young driver fatalities. Average fatal crash involvement rate per 100k licensed drivers. Gen X (1994-1995) 3,399. 67.6. Millennials (1996-2011)
About 20.5 million elementary and secondary school-aged kids in the United States ride school buses to and from school each day. And when something goes wrong — a crash, a reckless driver — it ...
In 2015, drivers with a BAC of 0.08% or higher are involved in a fatal crash; three in 10 were between 21 and 24 years old (28%). [ 20 ] NHTSA defines fatal collisions as "alcohol-related" if they believe the driver, a passenger, or non-motorist (such as a pedestrian or pedal cyclist) had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.01 or greater.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports that younger drivers are overwhelmingly more likely than older drivers to text message and talk on cell phones while driving. However, the proportion of drivers aged 35–44 who reported talking on cell phones while driving is not significantly lower than those drivers aged 18–24 who report ...
Everything's more dangerous in Texas: Unfortunately for the Lone Star State, Texas has five of the top 25 most deadly U.S. locations in terms of speeding. From Beaumont to Dallas, Texas is a state ...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety proposes restrictions for new drivers, [64] including a "curfew" imposed on young drivers to prevent them driving at night, an experienced supervisor to chaperone the less experienced driver, forbidding the carrying of passengers, zero alcohol tolerance, raising the standards required for driving ...