Thursday, November 14, 2019

Tennessee teens are dangerous drivers
A new study based on statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Tennessee teens are among the most dangerous drivers in the U.S. At the state level, teen texting and driving shows a significant correlation with teen motor vehicle fatalities. In general, states with more teens who text and drive also have more teens who die in motor vehicle accidents. Researchers at 360 Quote used the statistics to identify the states with the most dangerous teenage drivers. Researchers created a composite score for each state based on the percentage of teens who text and drive, the percentage of teens who drink and drive, the percentage of teens who rarely wear a seat belt, and the teen traffic fatality rate. In Tennessee, 49% of teens reported texting and driving and 9% reported rarely wearing a seatbelt, ranking Tennessee teens as the 8th most dangerous in the U.S. The teen traffic fatality rate is 14.4 per 100,000 compared to a national rate of 12, or 20 percent higher than the national average. Last year the Volunteer State recorded 61 teen traffic fatalities.


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