Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers

May 10, 2016

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To identify the best and worst states for teen drivers, CarInsurance.com analyzed these five teen-driving metrics:

  • Number of teen driver fatalities per 100,000 population
  • Effectiveness of Graduated driving license (GDL) components
  • Teen drinking and driving rates
  • Teen emailing/texting and driving rates
  • Average annual insurance costs for teen drivers, which is a reflection of the risk level for this driving group

Each state was given a weighted score to determine rankings, with the safest states topping the list. States on the bottom of the overall ranking list fared poorly primarily because they have higher teen driver fatality rates, higher percentages of teens drinking and driving and texting/emailing while driving, as well as lax GDL laws.

Massachusetts is the safest state and Montana is the lease safe state for teen drivers.

Most Safe To Least Safe States for Teen Drivers

Rank State Rank State
1 Massachusetts 27 Tennessee
2 Maryland 28 Vermont
3 Alaska 29 Illinois
4 Virginia 30 Oregon
5 California 31 Arizona
6 Connecticut 32 Wisconsin
7 Pennsylvania 33 Michigan
8 Utah 34 New Hampshire
9 Nevada 35 Nebraska
10 New Jersey 36 Texas
11 Maine 37 Kansas
12 New York 38 New Mexico
13 Delaware 39 South Carolina
14 Hawaii 40 Florida
15 North Carolina 41 Iowa
16 Ohio 42 Arkansas
17 Indiana 43 Oklahoma
18 Georgia 44 Alabama
19 Rhode Island 45 Wyoming
20 Idaho 46 Missouri
21 Minnesota 47 Mississippi
22 Kentucky 48 South Dakota
23 District of Columbia 49 Louisiana
24 Washington 50 North Dakota
25 West Virginia 51 Montana
26 Colorado

Here is a link to the full report

http://www.carinsurance.com/Articles/teen-driving-safety-least-and-most-dangerous-states.aspx

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