In 2007, Australia imposed a curfew on first-year drivers, banning them from driving late at night with two or more passengers (this form of driving accounted for one-fifth of traffic fatalities). The curfew more than halved targeted crashes, casualties and deaths.
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Shaping the Habits of Teen Drivers
(August 2024) - We show that a targeted law can modify teens' risky behavior. We examine the effects of an Australian intervention banning first-year drivers from driving late at night with multiple peers, which had accounted for one-fifth of their traffic…
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A study found a strong link between using handheld cellphones and risky driving behaviors among newly licensed teen drivers. Over one-third of their trips involved handheld cellphone use, and speeding occurred in more than 40% of the trips
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New Study Highlights the Dangers of Handheld Cellphone Use Among Teen Drivers
A new study, conducted by a group of researchers led by Penn Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine and funded by the Centers for Disease Control, found ...
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