Wyoming Ranked Worst State for Teen Drivers

WalletHub used a collection of 23 key metrics to analyze the teen-driving environment in all 50 states. 

A driver’s license is considered a rite of passage in American culture, but this exciting coming-of-age has also become a death sentence for thousands of teens each year.  Motor-vehicle accidents continue to be the leading cause of death among the population aged 16 to 19, which also happens to be the age group with the highest risk of crashes.

With teens obtaining driver’s licenses during the summer more than any other season and an average of six teens dying every day from motor vehicle injuries, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers as well as accompanying videos.
 
In order to determine the safest and least costly driving environments for U.S. teenagers, WalletHub compared the 50 states based on 23 key metrics.  The data set ranges from number of teen driver fatalities to average cost of car repairs to presence of impaired-driving laws.  Below are reported results for the state of Wyoming.

Teenage Driving in Wyoming (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 49^th – Teen Driver Fatalities per Teen Population
• 48^th – Teen DUIs per Teen Population
• 28^th – Avg. Cost of Car Repairs
• 30^th – Premium Increase After Adding Teen Driver to Parent’s Policy
• 36^th – Provision of Teen Driver’s Graduated Licensing Program Laws
• 50^th – Vehicle Miles Traveled per Capita
• 28^th – Presence of Occupant-Protection Laws
• 33^rd – Presence of Impaired-Driving Laws

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