Teenage Driving Fatalities. The Writer Term Paper

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(8-16) Furthermore, the tendency to take risks may be increased by peer pressure, emotional lability, and other stresses. Finally, teenagers drive more frequently under higher risk conditions (ie, at night and/or without seatbelts). (1)

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other governmental, private, and professional organizations have recommended legislation to institute a program of graduated driver licensing (GDL). These programs remove driving restrictions in stages as the TD gains experience and maturity, until full licensure is granted a minimum of 18 months after the learner's permit is obtained. (17) This type of program has been shown to decrease the crash rate of TDs in New Zealand, Canada, and several states in the United States.

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(18-22) Each of these programs incorporates different features of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommendations, yet it has not been well established which components are the most effective. In the present study, we determined the population-based rate of crashes that involved TDs in a single state, hospital charges associated with all people involved in those crashes, and the characteristics of these crashes to determine the potential effectiveness of various components of GDL programs. We hypothesized that TDs are overrepresented in crashes, especially at night, that TDs wear seatbelts less often, and that the presence of passengers significantly increases the risk of a crash that results in fatal or nonfatal injury.

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