Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Young Drivers

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drivers
  • Drunk driving
  • Motorcycling
  • Restraint systems
  • Speeding
  • Traffic safety
  • Young adults
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 814
• Series:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/61b6-a524
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Abstract:
  This issue of Traffic Safety Facts describes the most current data on young driver fatalities in motor vehicle crashes from 2024. Key findings: In 2024 there were 2,162 young drivers who died in traffic crashes, a slight increase from 2,156 in 2023, and traffic fatalities in crashes involving young drivers increased by 7 percent; the number of licensed young drivers increased by 2.6 percent from 2023; young drivers accounted for 9 percent of all drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes although they were only 5.2 percent of all licensed drivers; of the young drivers killed with known restraint use 53 percent were unrestrained; of young drivers killed in traffic crashes who had blood alcohol concentrations, 25 percent had BACs of .08 g/dL or higher; 583 motorcycle riders 15 to 20 years old were killed in traffic crashes and an estimated 10,113 in that age group were injured.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92322/dot_92322_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.86 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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