Huh? Study Shows Restricting And Banning Drivers Under 20 Cuts Death Rate For Teens

States could cut teen crash deaths by as much as 50 percent if they toughened license requirements for young drivers, a study released today finds.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — an industry group that works to reduce road crashes — says if every state adopted all five components of the toughest young driver laws in the nation, more than 500 lives could be saved and more than 9,500 collisions could be prevented each year.

A dozen states could halve or more than halve their rate of fatal crashes among 15- to 17-year-olds if they adopted the strongest graduated driver licensing provisions.

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Henanamani1 - 5/31/2012 11:46:45 AM

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Have you seen this????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3lkLHrQO4k&feature=related

Agent009 - 5/31/2012 12:32:30 PM

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Anytime you limit the participation the lower your total figure will be.

lexusrox123 - 6/1/2012 10:36:00 AM

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Better yet, if we ban everyone from driving, no traffic deaths whatsoever!

veyron1001 - 6/1/2012 12:34:13 PM

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How about old people as well? They pose a greater threat to the roads.