Segment 2 Test

How many 16- and 17-year-old drivers are involved in a yearly property damage, injury, or fatal crash each year?

16,790

What percent of 16- and 17-year-old drivers were involved in a crash during the first 3 years of driving?

10%

What percent of 16-year-old drivers had a crash before his/her 17th birthday?

9.2%

How many 16- and 17-year-olds were involved in a fatal crash either as a driver, passenger bicyclist, or pedestrian each year?

78

How many young drivers in Michigan were involved in a fatal crash each year from 2016-2020?

Approximately 27

Major reasons for young driver crashes: 4

1) Inexperience

2) Failure to adjust speed adequately for traffic, curves, and slick surfaces

3) Failure to recognize hazardous situations is the underlying error in most crashes

4) Lack of attention to driving caused by distractions

How much did teenage crash deaths decline between 1996 and 2015 when the first 3-stage graduated driver license program was implemented in the US?

53% (5,819 to 2,715)

What percent of all young driver fatal crashes occurred in the dark or on unlit roads?

50.4%

What is the most dangerous time of day for young driver fatal crashes?

3 hour period after school (2:00 pm-5:00 pm)

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occured between 9:00 pm and 12:00 am?

16.8%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on Friday and Saturday?

30.7%

Nationwide, what percent of deaths involving teen drivers occurs during the “100 Deadliest Days” - a period that runs from Memorial day to Labor Day

More than 30%

Over the 5 year period from 2016-2020, what month has the highest number of young driver fatal crashes (16)?

June

What percent of all young driver fatal crashes occurred on roadways with a speed limit of 55 MPH or less?

92.0%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on roadways with a speed limit of 35 MPH or less?

13.9%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on country roads or city streets?

68.6%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on interstate highways?

5.1%

Compared to older drivers, younger drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes where the road conditions are: (6)

wet, icy, snowy, or the road is mud, dirt, or gravel

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on sections of roadway where no traffic control devices are in effect?

68.6%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred while driving a vehicle on a straight-away?

47.4%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred at stop signs?

19.7%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred on roadways where traffic control devices are in effect?

10.2%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred while the young driver was making a left turn?

5.8%

What percent of young driver fatal crashes occurred while driving on a curve?

2.9%

Compared to driving with no passengers, a 16- or 17-year-old driver’s risk of death per mile driven: (3)

1) Increase 44% when carrying one passenger younger than 21

2) Doubles when carrying two passengers younger than 21

3) Quadruples when carrying three or more passengers younger than 21

The young driver is killed in what fraction of all fatal crashes involving young drivers?

1/3

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, passengers in the young driver’s vehicle accounted for what percent of the fatalities?

50%

With other teens in the car, male drivers were nearly how many times as likely to perform an illegal maneuver and how many times as likely to drive aggressively before crashing than when driving alone? (2)

6 times and 2 times

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent of the vehicles driven by young drivers are 10 years old or older?

74.5%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent of the vehicles driven by young drivers are 15 years or older?

35.8%

One year after licensure, only what percent of young drivers are driving the types of vehicles recommended for them - midsize or large passenger cars?

35%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent involved two or more vehicles?

62.8%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent were single vehicle incidents, compared to 49.1% for all Michigan driver fatal crashes?

36.5%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent were head-on with another vehicle?

17.5%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent were rear-end crashes?

2.9%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent occurred during fair weather conditions?

79.6%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent occurred on a dry road surface?

70.1%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent occurred on wet roads?

13.9%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent occurred during rainy weather conditions?

11.7%

In fatal crashes involving young drivers, what percent occurred during snowy weather conditions and what percent occurred on icy roads? (2)

8.8% and 4.4%

In Michigan, what percent of the young drivers involved in fatal crashes were male drivers and what percent were female drivers? (2)

58.4% and 41.6%

People not wearing a seat belt are how many times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle in a crash? What percent of those ejected during a fatal crash died from their injuries (2)

30 times and more than 70%

Seat belts increase the chances of surviving a crash by what percent?

Nearly 50%

In Michigan, what percent of the young drivers involved in fatal crashes were not using a seat belt?

10.8%

In Michigan, what percent of the young drivers involved in fatal crashes had been drinking alcohol, compared to what percent for all drivers in fatal crashes? (2)

9.5% and 16.7%

In Michigan, what percent of the young drivers involved in fatal crashes had been using drugs, compared to what percent for all drivers in fatal crashes? (2)

14.6% and 13.7%

What term includes any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, taking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment, or navigation system — anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving?

Distracted driving

Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 MPH, that’s like driving the length of what with your eyes closed?

An entire football field

What fraction of teens who text says they’ve done so while driving, which increasing crash risk by how many times? (2)

1/3 and 23 times

In crashes from 2016-2020, where a young driver was distracted, what percent were rear-end crashes?

58.9%

What percent of young drivers were distracted in Michigan crashes?

6.1%

Of the distracted young drivers in Michigan, what percent were distracted by a cell phone?

14.1%