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Statistics

Did you know…

• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the United States.
  
  
• According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), teenage drivers and passengers are among those least likely to wear their seat belts.
  
  
• Each year, more than 5,000 teens (ages 16-20) are killed in passenger vehicle crashes.
  
  
• While all teens are at a high-risk of experiencing a fatal crash, according to NHTSA, young males, pickup truck drivers and passengers, as well as people living in rural areas are also among those least likely to buckle up.
  
  
• A teen dies in a traffic crash an average of once every hour on weekends and nearly once every two hours during the week.