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The Teen Driving Death Toll

See our list of the top 10 states in teen-driving fatalities per 100,000 kids

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States with the toughest driving laws tend to have lower fatality rates, but other factors count too. Rural roads (with higher speed limits, less traffic, and fewer nearby medical services) are a big crash risk. The following is a list of the top 10 states in teen-driving fatalities per 100,000 kids over the past decade.

Mississippi 35.1

Wyoming 34.5

Montana 33.8

Alabama 33.5

Missouri 32.5

Arkansas 31.9

Tennessee 30.8

South Dakota 30.8

Kentucky 30.6

Oklahoma 28.3

 

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HI, I am a teen and a definite advocate of safe driving! I belive our country need to work harder at turning teens into advocates of this issue. I write for a blog (RadicalParenting.com) which offers parenting at a teens perspective, and if you want to check out some summer driving tips, that may save your teen's life go to this link : http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/... Thanks! Emily

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