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“21“ Turns 20
A look at the work that needs to be done to save our youth—even two decades after the passage of the lifesaving 21 Minimum Drinking Age Law.
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» In 1996, 6,319 young people age 15-20 died in motor vehicle crashes. Even though this age group makes up only seven percent of the driving population, they are involved in 14 percent of all traffic fatalities. | |
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» Over the last decade, more than 68,000 teens have died in car crashes 10,000 more than the total number of Americans who died during the Viet Nam War. | |
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» The odds of being killed in a plane crash are 1 in 250,000. | |
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» The first 1,000 hours behind the wheel are the most dangerous for teenagers. | |
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» The per-mile fatality rate for 16- to 19-year-olds is four times that of adults. | |
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