Young Drivers

Young, inexperienced drivers ages 16-24 have a higher rate of crashes, injuries and fatalities and drivers over age 24. In 2006, the crash rate per 100,000 licensed drivers ages 16 and 17 was 184 percent higher than the rate for drivers over age 24.

In 2006, the fatal crash rate per 100,000 licensed drivers ages 16 and 17 was nearly 15 percent lower than the rate in 2000.

The number of licensed drivers ages 16 and 17 decreased by eleven percent from 2000 to 2006.

Compared to all other age groups, drivers ages 16 and 17 had the highest rate of speed-related crashes. In 2006, the speed-related crash rate per 100,000 licensed drivers ages 16 and 17 was over nine times higher than the rate for drivers over age 24.

The table below indicates that 149 teen occupants (ages 15 through 19) were fatally injured in 2006. Over half of these teens were unrestrained.

In 2006, 177 teen were killed in motor vehicle crashes on Georgia public roads. These fatalities include not only motor vehicle occupants (as in the table above), but also teen pedestrians and bicyclists.

In 2006, teen drivers were associated with 244 crash fatalities. These fatalities include persons of all ages fatally injured in a crash where a teen was at least one of the drivers.

YOUNG DRIVERS DATA SHEET (WORD FORMAT)

YOUNG DRIVERS DATA SHEET (PDF FORMAT)

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  • If you have a public request for data information from GOHS, contact:

  • Alvin Shultz
    Epidemiologist
    404-463-8847
    ashultz@gohs.ga.gov

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