Re:Why aren't younger Americans driving anymore?
by andrewfelix on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @03:08AM
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Analysis and responses like this is what makes HN great.
Re:Why aren't younger Americans driving anymore?
by hiddenfeatures on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @01:12AM
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+1 for the effort. Interesting development
Re:Why aren't younger Americans driving anymore?
by Zak on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @03:20PM
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What I'm curious about is the fatality rates for new drivers regardless of age.
Is the fatality rate for all inexperienced drivers dropping the way it is for teenagers? If not, that suggests that the apparent improvements aren't so significant as they seem. In particular, social and regulatory changes that make it more difficult for teenagers to drive, but not for young adults may only shift what age group the problem affects.
From 2000 to 2009, the # of traffic-related deaths per 100,000 resident population dropped by 26%. Assuming the decay is exponential, that's about 3% per year. In contrast, the # of teen deaths dropped by about 4.5% per year.
So we can reasonably conclude that teenage auto-related deaths are falling at a faster rate than overall auto-related deaths.