compose a report discussing teenage drunk driving. The report should contain facts and statistics about the percentage of drunk
driving accidents that are caused by teenagers, as well as an account of a particular accident involving a drunken teenager as a driver. Finally, your report should conclude with a paragraph about what you have learned. Reflect upon the knowledge you have gained while completing this report.
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.
Research 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.
*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.
