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Perspective
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january/february 2013
The AAA Foundation for
Traffic Safety released a study
indicating a strong correlation
between the number and age
of passengers in a vehicle and
the risk of a teen driver dying
in a traffic crash. The report,
“Teen Driver Risk in Relation to Age and Number
of Passengers” reveals that the likelihood of a
16- or 17-year-old driver being killed in a crash
increases with each additional young passenger
in the vehicle. When compared to driving with no
passengers, a 16- or 17-year-old driver’s fatality risk:
• Increases 44 percent when carrying one
passenger younger than 21 (and no older
passengers)
• Doubles when carrying two passengers
younger than 21 (and no older passengers)
• Quadruples when carrying three or more
passengers younger than 21 (and no older
passengers)
Conversely, traveling with at least one passenger
aged 35 or older reduces a teen driver’s risk of death
by 62 percent, and the risk of involvement in any
police-reported crash by 46 percent, highlighting
the protective influence that parents and other
adults deliver when traveling with a teen driver.
The study analyzed data on crashes and the
number of miles driven by 16- and 17-year-olds,
specifically assessing the effect on a teen driver’s
safety when carrying passengers in the vehicle.
Though widely accepted that passengers pose a
risk, recent change, such as the adoption by most
states of varying passenger restrictions for novice
teen drivers and a substantial overall decline in
teen traffic fatalities reveals the severity of these
issues. However, as the study shows, despite recent
progress, the new report confirms that carrying
young passengers (under 21) is still a major risk
factor for 16- and 17-year-old drivers.
AAA Northwest Ohio and the AAA
Foundation urge families with teen
drivers to consider these steps:
• Know the graduated driver licensing system
for Ohio and remember: license holders who are
16-years-old may not drive with more than one
non-family passenger unless accompanied by a
parent, guardian or legal custodian.
• Sign a parent-teen driving agreement that
stipulates teens will not ride as passengers
of teen drivers without a parent’s advance
permission.
• Provide transportation alternatives for teens
that honor the parent-teen driving pledge.
• Talk with other parents so they know the rules
for your teen and will help enforce these
guidelines.
• Spend time as a passenger when your teen is at
the wheel. Your presence and your guidance
help make your teen a safer driver
• Visit
for resources
that can help teens become safer drivers,
including a parent-teen driving agreement
covering safety risks like passengers, cell-phone
use and night driving.
AAA and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety have
long-standing commitments
to improving teen driver
safety through research and
the development of science-
based tools and resources.
For a copy of the study or to
learn more about our work in
this focus area, visit
For additional resources, visit
By Robert A. Walters, President and CEO
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