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Teen Driving Facts


Total cost of teen crashes: $34.4 billion
Fatal crashes cost: $9.8 billion
Cost per fatality: $3.8 million
Total cost of injuries: $20.5 billion
Per injury cost: $50,512
Property damage costs: $4.1 billion
"The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it."
Dudley Moore
  • Graduated drivers license (GDL) programs are helping to reduce teen driving deaths. States began enacting GDL laws in the 1990s. The graduated license program is a three-stage license phase-in process that allows young drivers to gain experience before receiving a full-privilege license.
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    As of September 1, 2008

    Text messaging is illegal while driving in Alaska


    Texting behind the wheel is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and one year in jail. If a driver hurts or kills someone or causes a crash that kills someone, the offense is increased to a felony.

    Alaska is the fifth state to adopt such a law
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