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What Teenagers Being Teenagers Looks Like

No matter which state your teenager hails from, most likely they’ll fit the mold of the standard teen. Teens are moody, audacious, and tend to act before thinking. Basically, who has just been described, is that last person you would want on the road driving next to you. Their lack of experience and caution while behind the wheel makes teen drivers the top most dangerous driving demographic. As growing young adults they still haven’t fully developed parts of their brain that are necessary for making difficult decisions. This loss of brainpower is manifested in reckless driving and ultimate car accidents. Here are some stats about teen driving that your New Jersey accident lawyer surely already knows.

We all are aware that teenagers are the most dangerous group of drivers on the road, but can you guess what age is the most reckless? 16-year-olds get themselves into car accidents more often than drivers of any other age. 16 is when some drivers are first getting their driver’s permits while others are getting their restricted or unrestricted license (depending on the state). This combination of freedom, inexperience, and bad choices is a deadly concoction for teens and drivers around them.

Saying 16-year-olds are the most dangerous drivers on the road is one thing, but backing that claim up with stats is another. 1 in 5 16-year-olds have had accidents within their first year of driving. Not only this, but 56% of teens admit to having spoken on their cell phones while behind the wheel. 56% is a modest estimate; other sources claim it’s as high as 95%. This paired with the fact that teens don’t speak up when someone is driving recklessly, don’t wear seatbelts as often as they should, and have reaction times that jump to that of a 70-year-old when on the cell phone make them the deadliest drivers on the road.

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