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A nationally representative sample of more than 800 crashes involving teenage drivers shows that almost two- thirds were due not to reckless behavior such as speeding or joyriding but to three novice driving mistakes: failing to scan the road, misjudging driving conditions and becoming distracted.
Focusing on these common mistakes could go a long way toward improving teenage driving and reducing fatalities, said an author of the report, Dr. Dennis Durbin, co- director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The findings appear in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.
