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Positive peer pressure
Teens recently created 30 second TV commercials to convince other teens to buckle up. The excellent and funny results are here. More »
Teenage drivers restricted by GPS curfew
For more than 20 years now, drivers.com has published an online and hard copy booklet - 'Learning to Drive: A Guide for Parents'. Amongst other things, this guide addresses the issue of heightened risks that teenagers face when driving after daylight hours 'some of the worst accidents occur at night and with a group of young people in the car. If alcohol or any other kind of impairment is involved the risk in this situation is magnified several times' More »
Should teens ride with teens?
Laws limiting the number of teenage passengers who may ride with inexperienced teen drivers are highly supported, says a new survey, but just half of the states have such laws, even though they seem effective. More »
Are licensing systems biased against poor?
This exploratory study of the everyday driving experiences of adult novice drivers found that graduated licensing may be biased. More »
Foiling attacks on driving examiners
Attacks on driving examiners who fail learner drivers have prompted French authorities to require a 24 hour wait for exam results. More »
Terror on wheels
A new driver in Ontario, Canada discusses research on novice drivers’ crash rates, and suggests a way to save lives. More »
Crash scene is shock treatment for teen offenders
Wales police play traumatic trick to educate teen offenders. More »
Personal risk: risk behavior and young drivers
If people are predisposed to taking risks, how can they be convinced to drive more cautiously? A psychologist tackles the problem of behaviour change. More »
New to the road: reducing the risks for young drivers
Table of contents and abstracts of 14 papers presented at the 1995 First Annual International Symposium of the Youth Enhancement Service. More »
Alcohol education for new drivers
Briefly summarizes a needs assessment survey of driver educators on their use of in-class materials about impaired driving. More »
Why 16-year-olds die in crashes
The IIHS identified a number of reasons for the high crash rate among 16-year-old drivers; these are described briefly. More »