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Graduated licensing comes to the United States
1Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, VA 22201-4751, USA. awilliams@iihs.org
Abstract
Objective:
To describe the young driver problem and the emergence of graduated licensing as a way to address it.
Methods:
Literature review and commentary.
Results:
Twenty-four states in the United States adopted versions of graduated licensing in 1996-98; initial results show positive effects.
Conclusions:
A major public health movement is under way that can be expected to produce significant reductions in crashes and injuries involving young drivers.