WalletHub: New Jersey is 2024’s 3rd best state for teen drivers

NEW JERSEY – New Jersey is 2024’s 3rd best state for teen drivers, according to a study done by WalletHub.

Summer is a popular time for teens to get driver’s licenses and teen auto accidents cost us around $40.7 billion per year, so the personal-finance website WalletHub Tuesday released its report on the Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers in 2024 to identify where teens can enjoy this rite of passage while remaining as safe as possible.

WalletHub compared the 50 states based on 23 key metrics. The data set ranges from the number of teen driver fatalities to the average cost of car repairs to the presence of impaired-driving laws.

Teenage Driving in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• Overall Rank: 3^rd
• 7^th – Teen Driver Fatalities per 100,000 Teens
• 12^th – Teen DUIs per 100,000 Teens
• 1^st – Presence of Distracted-Driving/Texting-While-Driving Laws
• 22^nd – Premium Increase After Adding Teen Driver to Parent’s Policy
• 1^st – Provision of Teen Driver’s Graduated Licensing Program Laws
• 9^th – Vehicle Miles Traveled per Capita
• 7^th – Presence of Occupant-Protection Laws
• 1^st – Presence of Impaired-Driving Laws