Statistics


 * "Statistics On Teenage Car Accidents and Teen Deaths." //Car Accident Claims, Auto Insurance Settlements, Personal Injury Amounts//. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <__ [|http://www.after-car-accidents.com/statistics-on-teenage-car-accidents.html>] __ This site is provide by a law firm and provides factual information about teens and auto accidents. These statistics help influence car rates and policies because of the high risk to teens and their cars.

=**Facts**=
 * 1) Teen car accidents are the leading cause of teen deaths in America.
 * 2) Over 68,000 teenage drivers have died in auto accidents the past 10 years.
 * 3) Almost 4,000 teen drivers died in vehicle crashes in 2008.
 * 4) Teenagers were 10% of the US population in 2008 and were 11% of fatal auto crashes.
 * 5) Thirty-three percent of the deaths were because of bad car accidents.
 * 6) Fatal auto crashes have decreased among male teenage drivers (59 percent) and among female teenage drivers (38 percent) over the last 30 years.
 * 7) Still, almost 2 out of every 3 teenage drivers killed in an auto crash in 2008 were males.
 * 8) In 2008, automobile accident statistics show August had the highest number of teen deaths.
 * 9) 55% of fatal teen car accidents occurred on Friday, Saturday or Sunday in 2008.
 * 10) 22% of fatal teen auto crashes occurred between 9 pm and midnight in 2008.
 * 11) In fact, automobile accident statistics show that auto crashes cause cause more teen deaths than both suicide and homicide combined.