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Since 2001, NASCAR has seen zero deaths in its three National Series due to advanced safety measures such as fire-retardant clothing, SAFER barriers, and mandatory helmets for pit crew. In stark contrast, the teenage driving demographic has faced over 100,000 fatalities among 16-24-year-olds, with crash rates being the highest. Alarmingly, 60% of teenage traffic deaths involve passengers in cars driven by other teenagers, and male drivers and passengers have nearly twice the death rates compared to females. This highlights a critical need for better safety education for young drivers.
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SAFER Driving • Racing • Since 2001, there have been zero deaths in NASCAR’s three National Series • Fire-retardant clothing, including underwear and gloves (DuPont’s NOMEX) • Soft wall technology: SAFER Barrier • Helmets required for over-the-wall pit crew • HANS (head and neck support) device (DuPont’s Kevlar) • Teenage Driving • Since 2001, there have been over 100,000 deaths of 16-24 year olds when young people are driving • Teenage crash and death rates are the highest of all drivers • 3 out of every 5 teenage traffic deaths are passengers in cars driven by teenagers • Deaths of male drivers and passengers is almost two times that of females
