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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]
A 2021 report by GHSA found that from 2015 to 2019, 43 percent of all fatal crashes involving teens were speeding-related, compared to just 30 percent for crashes involving drivers 20 years and older.
Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests. ...
With more Americans driving well into their 70s, 80s and beyond, there are things older adults can do to help maintain and improve driving skills. Here are some tips on helping keep older drivers ...
In Romania, the maximum speed of vehicles driven by new drivers (less than one year in experience) is 20 km/h lower than the national standard (except villages, towns and cities). Many U.S. states allow 18-year-olds to skip some requirements that younger drivers would face, which statistics show may be causing higher crash rates among new drivers.
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 ...
And with a population just topping 100,000, its speeding fatality rate comes out to 10.894 deaths per 100,000 residents annually, making it the most dangerous location for speeding in the U.S ...
[16] [17] Except for a pause during the youth bulge of the 1960s (a time when many young, inexperienced drivers were on the road), progress in reducing fatal crashes has been steady. Safety for other types of U.S. passenger transportation has also improved substantially, but long-term statistical data are not as readily available.