| Car accidents can cause extensive personal | | | | it has been made illegal to drink and drive, |
| injuries and property damage. There are | | | | there is a small percentage of rebellious |
| several causes of car accidents, but reckless | | | | teenage drivers who do not care for |
| teenage drivers are a main cause of car | | | | themselves or for the lives of others who |
| accidents. | | | | might be involved in the car accident. In |
| | | | spite of all this, there has been a |
| Many teenagers tend to neglect the safety | | | | considerable reduction in the number of |
| precautionary measures as soon as they are | | | | teenage car accidents in states who have |
| behind the wheel. Reckless fast driving, | | | | tightened the security and law relating to |
| unsafe passing techniques, and driving under | | | | drunk driving. Another cause for more number |
| the influence of alcohol are the most common | | | | of teenage car accidents is inexperience of |
| causes of teenage car accidents. Teenagers | | | | young drivers. Due to a lack of experience, |
| between the age of 15 and 20 years cause most | | | | these teenagers are more prone to accidents, |
| teenage car accidents. Sadly, even minimum | | | | especially on highways and other places with |
| precautionary measures such as wearing a seat | | | | considerably more traffic. Backing up in the |
| belt at all times are also neglected. Also, | | | | driveways, parking, and reversing are other |
| teenagers high on alcohol and drugs are the | | | | difficult driving techniques that often lead |
| reason for a large number of accidents. The | | | | to accidents. Most of these kinds of |
| worst part is that all the others in the car | | | | accidents involve property damage more than |
| would also sustain severe injuries due to | | | | personal injuries. It is wise for young |
| recklessness of the driver. All states have | | | | drivers to practice driving with a |
| strict rules regarding drinking and driving | | | | responsible adult before driving on their |
| in an attempt to reduce the number of teenage | | | | own. |
| car accidents. However, even in places where | | | | |