According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the number of teen driving deaths dropped 65% from 1975 to 2010.
Bruce Hamilton, coordinator of research and education at the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, attributes the drop in teen driving deaths to the graduated driver’s license policies implemented in various states, including Connecticut.
Additionally, more teens are waiting longer to get their driver’s licenses. According to the Federal Highway Administration, 30.7% of 16 year-olds got their licenses in 2008, compared with 44.7% in 1998.
