To drive safely, you have to be able to accurately respond to ever changing conditions in your environment and to competently handle multiple tasks simultaneously. If we’ve driven for any length of time, we probably take driving for granted. But it’s actually a complex task. And all sorts of impairments (like fatigue, medication, illness, alcohol, drugs and distractions) can dull your ability to make the proper responses and decisions that safe driving in Freeport, TX requires. (Think of the number of car accidents that happen in the Houston area every day during rush hours, and you may begin to see what I mean.)
A study in Public Health Reports 109 cited youth (ages 15 – 20) as a major factor increasing a driver’s risk of having a car accident. This is because young drivers haven’t yet built up the body of experience and knowledge that helps them accurately evaluate driving contexts and respond appropriately. Specifically, the study reported some factors of youth that lead to a statistically higher risk of having a car accident, even without drugs or alcohol:
1. Driving inexperience,
2. Immaturity,
3. Greater propensity for high risk behavior like speeding,
4. Tendencies to underestimate the dangerous consequences of high risk behaviors, and
5. Tendencies to also overestimate their driving skill.
When teens and youths combine newness to drinking with their newness to driving, they create substantially higher risks for fatal car accidents than adults 21 or older experience. Especially at low to moderate BAC levels, their chances of causing a fatal car accident in Freeport, TX stand substantially higher than for adults 21 and over who have similar BAC levels. And at high BAC levels, the teen driver’s chances of crashing a car really soar. This news report of a teen driver’s Freeport, TX car accident will illustrate the dangers of combining newness to drinking with newness to driving.
If you’ve been the victim of a teen driver’s inexperience behind the wheel, you can call our Freeport, TX car accident lawyers for a free legal consultation. We could explore your situation and your legal options with you to help you understand your wisest course after the car crash. We could help you recover the financial compensation you need to pay the costs of your injuries and losses from the car accident. Call now: (877) 307-9500. It’s free, and it may help you rebuild your financial future.