The American Automobile Association has released a report on an analysis of all fatal crashes involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-old drivers of passenger vehicles from 1995 through 2004. The analysis was conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. According to the report, between 1995 and 2004 crashes involving 15- to 17-year-old drivers claimed the lives of 30,917 people, of which 11,177 (36.2%) were those drivers themselves; however, the majority of fatalities in these crashes were people other than those drivers, and included 9,847 of their passengers, 7,477 occupants of vehicles operated by drivers 18 years of age or older, and 2,323 nonmotorists. This report provides detailed state-by-state data designed for use by local AAA clubs and state legislators. (Author/publisher)
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