Chapter 2: Auto Crash Statistics 1998 US Crashes by Age and Gender
1998 US Crashes by Age
LICENSED DRIVERS DRIVERS IN CRASHES       Fatal All Per No. of Drivers Age Group Number % Number % Number % Fatala Allb Under 16 31,000 (c) 500 0.9 120,000 0.6 (d) (d) 19 and under 9,984,000 5.4 6,400 11.4 2,940,000 13.8 64 29 20-24 15,529,000 8.4 7,100 12.7 2,800,000 13.1 46 18 25-34 37,265,000 20.1 11,900 21.2 4,900,000 23.0 32 13 35-44 41,859,000 22.6 11,300 20.1 4,440,000 20.8 27 11 45-54 33,662,000 18.2 7,700 13.7 2,940,000 13.8 23 9 55-64 21,337,000 11.5 4,600 8.2 1,270,000 7.4 22 7 65-74 15,244,000 8.2 3,600 6.4 1,010,000 4.7 24 7 75 and over 10,570,000 5.7 3,500 6.2 710,000 3.3 33 7 TOTAL 185,450,000 100.0 56,100 100.0 21,300,000 100.0 30 11 National Safety Council estimates. Drivers in crashes based on reports from 13 state traffic authorities. Total licensed drivers from the Federal Highway Administration; age distribution by National Safety Council. a Drivers in fatal crashes per 100,000 licensed drivers in each age group b Drivers in all crashes per 100 licensed drivers in each age group c Less than 0.05 d Rates for drivers under age 16 are substantially overstated due to the high proportion of unlicensed drivers involved Source: National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 1999 Edition
1998 US Crashes by Gender
Drivers in ALL Crashes Male Rate* Female Rate* 12,700,000 77 8,600,000 90 Drivers in FATAL Crashes Male Rate** Female Rate** 40,800 25 15,300 16 * Per 10 million miles driven ** Per 1 billion miles driven Source: National Safety Council, Injury Facts, 1999 Edition
	A survey by the AAA found that while 74% of vehicle owners were familiar with the recommended maintenance schedules of their vehicles, about half said they regularly followed them. (Home & Away, Jan./Feb., 1999)