America's Teen Car Crash Epidemic

Automobile crashes are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States, with nearly 6,000 deaths a year for the past decade, and more than 300,000 injuries annually.

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December 13, 2007, 11:00 AM PST

By Nate Berg

"New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and localities including Westchester have enacted restrictions on teen driving, with mixed results. Oddly -- or perhaps not -- for all the anguish, there is little discussion about the fact that driving is a voluntary activity, particularly for school-age children."

Thanks to Streetsblog

FULL STORY: Driving: Teenage America’s Deadliest Preventable Epidemic

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