Motor vehicle crashes are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in teenagers and young
adults in the United States. Driving exposure and passenger presence, which can both vary …

Objective: To provide updated estimates of the relationship between the number and ages of
passengers present in a vehicle and the crash risk per mile driven of 16-and 17-year-old …

ContextInjuries from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among
teenagers. Carrying passengers has been identified as a possible risk factor for these …

PROBLEM: US teenaged and young-adult drivers' elevated rates of fatal traffic crash
involvement typically are attributed to biological and developmental risk-taking associated …

Passenger-vehicle travel data from the 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
were combined with crash data from the 1990 Fatal Accident Reporting System and the …

Purpose A systematic review of the literature was conducted to appraise the evidence from
epidemiological studies of crash risk in young drivers accompanied by passengers …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to examine the most recent data on
teenagers' fatal and nonfatal crashes in the United States to determine current crash rates as …

BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified teenage drivers as having an increased
risk for motor-vehicle crash injury compared with older drivers, and rural roads as having …

Objectives. We explored the risky driving behaviors and risk perceptions of a cohort of young
novice drivers and sought to determine their associations with crash risk. Methods …

Fatal crash-involved drivers of passenger vehicles were identified in the Fatality Analysis
Reporting System for the period 1990 through 1995. Each driver was categorized as being …