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Abstract:There were 187.2 million licensed drivers in the United States in 1999. Young drivers, between 15 and 20 years old, accounted for 6.8% (12.7 million) of the total, a 1.2% decrease from the 12.8 million young drivers in 1989. In 1999, 8,175 15- to 20-year-old drivers were involved in fatal crashes -- a 15% decrease from the 9,671 involved in 1989. Driver fatalities for this age group decreased by 16% between 1989 and 1999. For young males, driver fatalities dropped by 20%, compared with a 3% decrease for young females. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 to 20 year olds (based on 1997 figures, which are the latest mortality data currently available from the National Center for Health Statistics). In 1999, 3,561 drivers 15 to 20 years old were killed, and an additional 362,000 were injured, in motor vehicle crashes. In 1999, 15% (8,175) of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes (56,352) were young drivers 15 to 20 years old, and 18% (1,964,000) of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes (11,194,000) were young drivers. Additional statistics on young driver involvement in fatal crashes in 1999 are provided in this traffic safety fact sheet.
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