Important Information

• Teenagers are more likely to be injured or killed in cars than any other age group.
  
  
• Motor Vehicle Accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers.
  
  
• Alabama has particularly high numbers of teen driving deaths.
  
  
• Alabama places certain legal restrictions on 16-year-old drivers. These include:  
  
  
• a curfew between midnight at 6 a.m.
• a limit of 1 passenger who is not a family member.
• a ban on any use of handheld electronic devices such as cell phones
  
  
• Having passengers in the car increases the chances a teenage driver will have a motor vehicle accident.
  
  
• Both texting AND talking on a cell phone greatly increases the chance of causing a car wreck.
  
  
• Alcohol use impairs all drivers and impairs teenage drivers more than adult drivers.

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