Is 16 Too Young to Drive? Growing Numbers Think So. Robert Davis.
by Davis, Robert; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 31Family. Publisher: USA Today, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Automobiles -- Safety measures | Brain -- Research | Drivers' licenses | Prefrontal corte | Public opinion polls | Sport utility vehicles | Teenage automobile drivers | Traffic accidents -- Statistics | Traffic fatalitiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "That radical idea is gaining momentum in the fight to save the lives of teenage drivers--the most dangerous on the USA's roads--and their passengers. Brain and auto safety experts fear that 16-year-olds, the youngest drivers licensed in most states, are too immature to handle today's cars and roadway risks." (USA TODAY) This article discusses brain research that "seems to help explain why 16-year-old drivers crash at far higher rates than older teens." Included are guidelines intended to help parents keep their teen drivers safe.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Is 16 Too Young to Drive? Growing Numbers Think So, March 1, 2005; pp. n.p..
"That radical idea is gaining momentum in the fight to save the lives of teenage drivers--the most dangerous on the USA's roads--and their passengers. Brain and auto safety experts fear that 16-year-olds, the youngest drivers licensed in most states, are too immature to handle today's cars and roadway risks." (USA TODAY) This article discusses brain research that "seems to help explain why 16-year-old drivers crash at far higher rates than older teens." Included are guidelines intended to help parents keep their teen drivers safe.
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