Here are a few facts to consider Thrill-seeking behavior shows up again and again. This is by far the biggest crash type. Many of the 16 year-olds who die in crashes aren't using belts. In fact, higher proportions of teenagers in general don t use belts compared with older drivers. Training and education programs can help teens learn driving skills, but they don't produce safer drivers.
Teenagers naturally tend to rebel against adult standards and regulations.
Peer pressure influences them much more than advice from adults. Teenagers are slower than adults to perceive danger, and when they do, they often don't relate it to themselves. They think they're immortal. The key is to influence when beginners drive and with whom. Restrictions typically include limits on teen passengers, night driving prohibitions, and requirements that beginners drive only with older, experienced drivers.