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Figure
1.07 shows the age of drivers involved in
crashes for 1997. The age
distribution of drivers involved in all
crashes and injury crashes were
similar. Drivers between the age of
15 to 19 years old represented the
highest percentage of drivers involved in
these crashes. The age distribution
of drivers involved in fatal crashes was
different from the pattern of other
crashes. Twenty to twenty-four year
old drivers represented the largest
percentage of drivers involved in fatal
crashes.
Similar trends in the age of drivers
involved in crashes are illustrated in
Figure 1.08 which shows the crash rate
per licensed drivers. The number of
licensed drivers was provided by the Utah
Drivers License Division. Drivers age 16
to 18 years had high crash and injury
crash rates. In fact, their crash
rate was nearly double that of any other
age group. Drivers age 19 to 20
years had the highest rates of
fatal crashes, followed by drivers age 16
to 18 years and 21 to 24 years.
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