1997 Injury
Severity of Occupants in Vehicles of
Young Drivers
Figure
6.06 Injury Severity as Reported by
Police of Occupants in Vehicles of Young
Drivers, 1997 (n=17,296)
Figure
6.06 shows the injury severity of crash
participants (including driver) in a
young driver's vehicle. Twenty-one
percent (21%) of these occupants
sustained an injury compared to all crash
participants at 22%. The young
driver occupants fatality percentage
(0.2%) was similar to the fatality
percentage of all crash participants
(0.3%).
