Risk Factors of Teen Driving

Did you know? Teens with a learner's permit who decides to drive freely have higher chances of crashing and putting their life at risk compared to any other age group operating. The trouble is more extensive due to a significant lack of experience and driving skills.

Why do teen drivers have a higher risk of crashing? 

Did you know? Teens with a learner's permit who decides to drive freely have higher chances of crashing and putting their life at risk compared to any other age group operating. The trouble is more extensive due to a significant lack of experience and driving skills.

Families and teens must understand the risks and how to prevent them from experiencing a great driving the learning process and beyond.

Look at our GoMotoring source to know more about the risks of teen driving and the statistics. 

The first step to take for a lesser-risk teen driving:

The parents need to take regular involvement and model safe driving behaviours in their children to influence the risks involved in teen driving. Another precaution can be parents making sure their teens follow traffic safety laws, GDL laws, and others. 

The three biggest reasons, according to statistics, for the overwhelming majority number of teens driving crashing and accidents:

• Lack of experience, negligence in the inspection of defects and errors beforehand, and being unaware of how to respond to hazards
• Rash driving, fast speed for road conditions
• Being distracted by outside or inside the vehicle.

What do the reports and statistics say?

• Most crashes of teen drivers happen because of errors associated with inexperience and not by thrill-seeking and aggressive driving.
• Rather than several times, the teens were behind the steering, and quality supervised driving lesson matters. It was found in a trial that 65% of teens make less likely to cause dangerous driving errors with their parents and families following the Teen Driving Program plan than one with the unfollowed driving lessons.
• More than two-thirds can reduce the risk after driving 1000-1500 miles independently.
• The crashes caused by fatigue happen majorly in people under the age of 25 years.
• The risk of teen crashing happens most likely due to drowsy driving, speeding, distracted driving, drinking and driving, driving under the influence of drugs, and others.
• Not wearing a belt and speeding increases the risk of death and crucial injuries in teens during a crash or accident.

Six ways to prevent the risk of teen driving: 

• Wearing a seat belt is mandatory with a scan of defects or errors in the vehicle.
• We are eliminating all potential and existing driving distractions.
• It was encouraging and impressive—no drunk driving.
• Making the teens understand the importance of safety and road safety rules.
• They focused more on essential driving skills rather than making a driving license a status impression around their friends and peers.
• Keeping the phone down, no texting, scrolling or making videos on social media.

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It is terrifying to think that our young drivers can lose their lives in crashes and road accidents. This blog will help parents, families, and teens clearly understand the risks involved in teen driving.

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