Statistics
Comprehensive Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
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- We calculated the average annual crash fatality rate for two time periods, 2005-06 and 2009-10. Then we ranked states according to their 2009-10 fatality rate into four groups, from the lowest (best) rate to the highest (worst rate).
- Fatality rates for 15 to 19-year-old drivers and their same age passengers by state vary significantly. In 2009-10, the average ranged from a low of 3.9 deaths per 100,000 teens in Massachusetts to a high of 29.1 deaths per 100,000 in Montana.
- States with comprehensive Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws generally have lower teen fatality rates than those with less robust GDL laws.
Source:
FARS and Population Estimates by State, Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce. The Intercensal Population Estimates (July 1, 2011) provide a consistent time series of population estimates that reflect the most recent 2010 census results.
FARS and Population Estimates by State, Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce. The Intercensal Population Estimates (July 1, 2011) provide a consistent time series of population estimates that reflect the most recent 2010 census results.
