Some have called New Year’s Eve “amateur hour” on the roads. That couldn’t be more true for teen drivers, who, even if they haven’t been drinking, lack experience behind the wheel. At the conclusion of its Home for the Holidays public awareness and policy campaign, Allstate Insurance Company has released study results identifying the deadliest hotspots for teen drivers on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
The Allstate Holiday Teen Driving Hotspots study found that the 10 deadliest hotspots among the nation’s 50 largest metro areas from New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day includes cities from coast to coast. What each area has in common is that over the past eight years they have among the highest fatal crash rates for teen drivers over the New Year’s holiday.
According to the study, among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas (a central city and its surrounding counties), the deadliest hotspots for fatal teen crashes those two days are:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Columbus, Ohio
- Richmond, Va.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Orlando
- Phoenix
- Las Vegas
- Philadelphia
- Sacramento, Calif.
- St. Louis
Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of American teens. More than 5,000 teens die on American roads every year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Holiday Teen Driving Hotspots study examines recent federal crash statistics, Allstate claims data on teen collisions, and U.S. Census Bureau statistics to score metro areas across the nation on rates of fatal crashes involving teen drivers during the holidays. The study was conducted by Allstate in conjunction with Sperling’s BestPlaces www.bestplaces.net, a Portland, Ore., research firm specializing in demographic studies and analysis.
A more detailed breakdown on the study results – including other market and state comparisons – can be found at media.allstate.com; click on press kits located on the left.
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