Your main life threat isn't drugs or knives. It's dying in a car.
Inexperienced drivers aged 17 - 24 are involved in a third of all crashes. Despite this many young people see learning to drive as a race to see how quickly and cheaply they can pass the driving test.
Many parents, who were once afraid to let their children cross a road, encourage them to drive with very little training.
Each year, 50,000 17 year olds pass their test with less than 6 months training
Drivers under 25 cause 1,000 deaths a year, including their own
More than 14 young drivers and their passengers are killed every week
20% of new drivers have a crash in their first year of driving
Young drivers respond to situations 2 seconds slower than experienced drivers
Males are three times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident than females
75% of worldwide brain injuries are caused by road traffic accidents.
Insurance rates for young drivers are high because they are based upon risk and statistics.
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