Comments on: Teen drivers and teen passengers

By: traffic accident experts

traffic accident experts — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:39:41 +0000

There is a high correlation between the number of accidents caused by teenagers and the ammount of people in their car!

Also, the type of music they are listening to

By: bledsoe

bledsoe — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:55 +0000

I'm assuming you're referring to the graph near the bottom of in the Fatality Facts 2007 link. I don't know for sure, but since this is a graph showing the percent of *drunk* drivers killed (by age), it might have something to do with changes in laws (or enforcement of laws) related to drinking and driving. In particular, in 1984 Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which established age 21 as the minimum age for "purchasing and publicly possessing" alcoholic beverages. (BTW, the "neat graph about 2/3 of the way down the page" that I was referring to is the graph immediately above the "drunk drivers" one.)

By: Annabel - Campervan Insurance

Annabel - Campervan Insurance — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:44:29 +0000

Thanks for this helpful post - it's still a few years off for us but I'll remember your teen driving contract as it seems a manageable list with useful specifics (cell phone use, radio etc). I'd like to know what happened around 1980 that reduced the fatality rate so much on the graph. .-= Annabel - Campervan Insurance´s last blog ..What to do after a Road Traffic Accident =-.

By: Shawn Cooper

Shawn Cooper — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:07:56 +0000

I found it so helpful that I actually just added a link for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract to our new website, in the "Parents" section. Thanks again for sharing!

By: bledsoe

bledsoe — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:41:17 +0000

Thanks, Shawn, I hope others will find it useful. Lisa's right, there was a fair amount of teen drama while putting our agreement together, but I think it was worth it.

By: Shawn Cooper

Shawn Cooper — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:26:01 +0000

Wow, this is great stuff. Very helpful to parents (and interesting to youth pastors). Thanks for sharing, Lance.

By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe

Lisa Creech Bledsoe — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:33:59 +0000

The amount of drama we suffered while attempting to work out our agreement was ungodly, fwiw. Parents of teens: beware. We still have to do it twice more and I'll be hard pressed not to stab out my own heart with a fork before it's over. It would be less painful, anyway. .-= Lisa Creech Bledsoe´s last blog ..19 Best Worst Villains of All Time =-.