AP has reported the results of a car wreck study, conducted with and funded by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.,
that appears in the March edition of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent
Medicine.
From the story:
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for
tweens and teens, and a new study outlines some of the most dangerous
circumstances: riding unbuckled with new teen drivers on high-speed
roads.
These were the three biggest risk factors contributing to car crash deaths for passengers aged 8 to 17, the study found.
While
young drivers have higher chances of dying, the six-year study focused
on nearly 10,000 children passengers who were killed in car crashes.
More than half -- 54 percent -- were riding with a teen driver. Drivers
younger than 16 were the most dangerous.
Read more on the study here.
