Juveniles are therefore at greater risk of getting into an accident, and a serious accident at that. Adults generally responded that they have no passengers. In fact, most adults who are stopped for DUI are alone in their cars. Most adults are wise enough not to ride with someone who is too impaired to drive safely. Juveniles responded that they usually have three to five friends in the car.
Most juveniles are very social, and they like to be in the company of friends.
The significance of the juvenile response is that, in an overwhelming number of cases of alcohol-related crashes involving teen drivers, at least one of those three to five friends had nothing to drink yet that friend did not drive. Youths tend to be trustful and will often let a friend drive when he or she has no business behind the wheel. Adults generally responded that they are at a bar or a home party. Adults tend to drink in social settings. Juveniles generally responded that they are at a party.