Why do young driver fatal crashes occur in May?

• A. Better weather
• B. More daylight
• C. Prom, parties, road tests, student drivers, end of school
• D. Fewer cars on the road

Answer: (C)

May increases young-driver crash risk because it brings many social and school-related driving occasions. Prom, parties, road tests, and the end of the school year mean more teens behind the wheel, often late at night and sometimes with peers in the car. Inexperience combines with this higher exposure and with distractions or imperfect judgment in these situations, raising the chances of a fatal crash. Weather or daylight aren’t the primary factors here, and fewer cars on the road would usually reduce risk, not increase it. So the surge in teen driving for events and end-of-school activities best explains why May sees more fatal crashes among young drivers.