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Keeping Young Drivers Safe: Know the Risks

Parents simultaneously cheer and curse the day their children become old enough to become licensed drivers. It’s a day when a teenager gains new independence and no longer must rely upon mom and dad for a ride, but it is also the day that parents worry as their child confronts the dangers and risks of being a young driver. Unfortunately, government studies show parents have a great deal to be concerned about. Drivers between 16 to 24 years of agerepresent only 13 percent of licensed drivers, but they account for 24 percent of traffic fatalities and 26 percent of accidents involving ... Read more