How many casualties are involved in crashes with young drivers?

Answer

In 2009-2018, an annual average of 51 young drivers and passengers (aged 18-24) were killed in traffic[i] (Source: Statistics Netherlands; Figure 1).

Figure 1. The number of road deaths among young drivers and passengers (aged 18-24) in 2009-2018 (Source: Statistics Netherlands).

An annual average of 92 road users were killed in registered crashes[ii] involving young drivers in 2015-2019 [iii] (BRON, 2015-2019). Of these fatalities, 36% concerned the young drivers themselves and 21% a passenger in the same age group. By way of comparison: in fatal crashes involving drivers aged 30 to 65, 40% were the drivers’ own car occupants. Casualties among the crash opponents of young drivers were slightly more often car occupants (52%), but less often cyclists (25%) than casualties among the crash opponents of drivers aged 30 to 65, see Figure 2 (BRON, 2015-2019).

Figure 2. Fatalities among crash opponents by mode of transport, in crashes involving young drivers (aged 18-24) or drivers aged 30 to 65 (BRON, 2015-2019).


[i] As of 2019, this data breakdown has no longer been available.

[ii] Although the registered number of road deaths may differ from the actual number, we expect the registered numbers for young drivers to be fairly comprehensive.

[iii] We chose the 2015-2019 period, since the 2014 and 2020 data show trend breaks: in 2014, due to registration differences, and in 2020, due to the mobility effect of the corona pandemic.

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