The accident statisticsĀ of teens (16-19) make them more likely to be involved in a car accident than the rest of the population. In addition, their accidents are three times more likely to involve fatalities than other drivers outside this age group. Why is this the case? Inexperience is certainly an important factor. Another is that teen drivers are easily distracted by peer group passengers. Yet another important contributing factor to the high teen fatality rate is they’re less inclined to use seat belts than older people. Among teens as a.