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To better understand the role of carrying passengers in motor vehicle crash injuries, the Haddon matrix would be a good tool to use. A brief description of the Haddon matrix can be found in the Injury Fact Book1. Carrying passengers is a human risk factor for teen drivers which would have its effect primarily on the precrash phase. Passengers might influence the chance of whether a crash actually takes place by encouraging risky driving behavior or drawing the driver’s attention from driving. 1 Baker SP, O’Neill B, Ginsburg MJ, Li G: The Injury Fact Book, Second Edition. New York. Oxford University Press. 1992.