ODOT Study Finds Car Crashes By Teen Drivers Down In 2010 | Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney

The Charles E. Boyk Law Offices, LLC would like to inform you of a new safety analysis by the Ohio Department of Transportation reveals 2010 was a safer year for the state's teen drivers.

Young drivers between the ages of 15 to 25 were involved in 106,420 crashes within the first nine months of 2010. That's down about 4,100 crashes from the first nine months of 2009 - a 3 percent decline, or about 14 fewer accidents each day since the beginning of the year.

The leading factors behind crashes involving young drivers are:

• Following too close
• Failing to yield to other traffic
• Driving too fast

The ODOT safety analysis also shows that most crashes occur right after school, with the majority of accidents reported between 4:00 and 6:00 P.M. over the past year, ODOT has promoted several safe driving messages targeted to younger drivers, including efforts to convince teens to "Look Up, Hang Up and Go Slow in the Cone Zone: - an effort to decrease the number of accident caused by the distracted driving.

In 2009, drivers between the ages of 15 and 25 were involved in 51 percent of all crashes on Ohio's roadways- up from 39 percent in 2008.

In 2009, young drivers accounted for 151,545 crashes and 402 fatalities.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, call our Toledo, Ohio personal injury lawyers at 800.637.8170 for a free case evaluation or to request your free copy of The Ohio Accident Book