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\nThe percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1991.
\nOne in 10 teens in high school drinks and drives.*
\nYoung drivers (ages 16-20) are 17 times more likely to die in a crash when they have a blood alcohol concentration of .08% than when they have not been drinking.
\nThe percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1991,* but more can be done. Nearly one million high school teens drank alcohol and got behind the wheel in 2011. Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk for teens.
\nResearch has shown that factors that help to keep teens safe include parental involvement, minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws, and graduated driver licensing systems. These proven steps can protect the lives of more young drivers and everyone who shares the road with them.
\n*High school students aged 16 years and older who, when surveyed, said they had driven a vehicle one or more times during the past 30 days when they had been drinking alcohol.
\nFewer teens are drinking and driving, but this risky behavior is still a major threat.
\n*Blood alcohol concentration. It is illegal for adults to drive with a BAC of .08% or higher. It is illegal for anyone under age 21 to drive after drinking any alcohol in all US states.
\n \nThe percentage of teens in high school, aged 16 years or older, who drink and drive has decreased by more than half.
\nSource: Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, United States, 1991-2011
\nSOURCE: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2011
\nSOURCE: Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 41 states, 2011
Data not available for CA, HI, ME, MN, MO, NV, OR, PA, and WA.
Get your copy of CDC's parent-teen driving agreement and learn more about safe teen driving at www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey.
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