Road accidents claim between 5,000 and 6,000 teen lives each year that is according to the survey conducted by the Allstate Insurance. The survey also reveals that a great number of teens do not take personal responsibility for safe driving and still continues to engage in dangerous activities.

Surprisingly 90 percent of the teens surveyed said that they hope their friends will be safe on the road in 2008 while only 11 percent of the teens surveyed included “driving more safely” on their personal New Year’s resolutions. Also one-third of the teens surveyed have reported that they fear riding with careless driver.

And to further help strengthen teen drivers’ commitment to road safety, Allstate has created an Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract which is a useful tool for parents and teenagers in developing a more meaningful dialogue on safe and responsible driving.

The contract can also bring accountability to teens and parents in reinforcing their responsibility as passengers and drivers.

The survey was designed and conducted by TRU which is a youth-research specialist that polled 917 teens with age ranging from 16 to 18. The survey was conducted online to refrain from any bias that adult administered surveys usually have. The sample is representative of the online US teen population of whom 93% are online users; the survey has also a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percent points in total at the 95% confidence level. The survey runs through December 7 to 14, 2007.