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Teen Driving Program Article

Greg Magnus — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:15:32 +0000

There is an interesting article in Autoweek that discusses teen driving, Focus on Teen Drivers Bears Fruit.

Car Crashes Increase in October

Greg Magnus — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:24 +0000

State Farm recently analyzed its auto-accident-claims data from 2003 to 2007 and discovered that the number of claims for injury or collision damage involving drivers age 16 to 17 was 20% higher in October than in a typical month. Another reason to consider sending your teen driver to an organized driving program. It is especially important for new drivers, such as teens, to practice emergency maneuvers under controlled conditions. The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday about the insurer’s findings for those interested: WSJ, Car Crashes Rise In October (Oct. 6, 2008).

Driver Safety AutoWeek Article

Greg Magnus — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:28:57 +0000

Today’s “Daily Drive” from AutoWeek has an article by Kevin A. Wilson about driver safety and teens. You might find it interesting. Here’s the intro:

More than 90 percent of car crashes can be attributed to driver error, yet most of what we spend as a society on traffic safety goes into cars.

But what are we buying? Is it safety? When considering the problem that teen drivers are more likely to crash than experienced adults, we’re tempted to try to buy our way out of the worry. << Full article here >>