Driver’s Education 1.4 Analyzing Data

analyzing data
Driving Performance One way to analyze
driving performance is to measure fatal crashes per
million miles driven. The graph shows the fatality rate
for different age groups. Study the graph before you
answer these questions.
1. Reading Graphs Which does the height of
the bars measure?
2. Analyzing Data Which two age groups have
the highest number of fatal crashes per one
million miles driven?
Driver Fatality Rates by Age
10
CH
3. Inferring Suggest some reasons why
40-59-year-old drivers have fewer fatal crashes.
4. Relating Cause and Effect The young drivers
on this graph have a high fatality rate per million
miles driven. What are some of the biggest risk
factors young drivers have that contributed to
these fatal crashes?
5. Execute If you were to coach new drivers, what
skills would you encourage them to master to
avoid having a fatal crash?