ngdawg, the following is from the NHTSA statistics. It is based on the number of licensed drivers per age group. While it shows which groups are most likely to be involved in fatal crashes it does not take into account the number of miles driven. The young probably drive much more than the elderly which adds to their fatalities but it also shows that you are more likely to be killed by younger drivers and less likely the older they get. The stats for the elderly do not increase until age 70 and even then they are much less than the younger drivers up to the 45-54 age range.
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http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd...004/809918.pdf
2003 Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100,000 Licensed Drivers.
Age Group, 15-20 = 63.8
Age Group, 21-24 = 46.3
Age Group, 25-34 = 31.4
Age Group, 35-44 = 27.0
Age Group, 45-54 = 23.6
Age Group, 55-64 = 20.7
Age Group, 65-69 = 18.2
Age Group, 70-++ = 24.4
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