article_snippet.sent: The number of passenger vehicle teen drivers involved in U.S. fatal crashes decreased from 5,724 to 2,568, per 100,000 people in the last decade .
article_snippet.sent: The number of fatal crashes involving teenage drivers has dropped 55 per cent in the past decade, according to a U.S. report.
article_snippet.sent: Between 2004 and 2013, the number of passenger vehicle drivers aged 16 to 19 involved in U.S. fatal crashes decreased from 5,724 to 2,568, per 100,000 people.
article_snippet.sent: New safety features in cars and graduate license restrictions are among the top reasons for the dramatic drop in fatalities.
article_snippet.sent: Ruth Shults, an injury prevention researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta who worked on a U.S. report, said graduated licenses decrease overall crash rate in teen drivers by 20 to 40 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Graduated licenses can put curfews on young drivers, putting less teens on the road at night.
article_snippet.sent: Eric Teoh, a senior highway statistician at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Arlington, Virginia, who was not involved in the study said younger teens might not be getting behind the wheel, which means less accidents can occur.
highlights_snippet.sent: Between 2004 and 2013, number of passenger vehicle drivers aged 16 to 19 involved in U.S. fatal crashes decreased from 5,724 to 2,568, per 100,000 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: New safety features in cars and graduate licenses are among the reasons for the drop in fatalities .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Graduated licenses decrease crash rate in teen drivers by 20 to 40 per cent .
  