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Brief report
Graduated licensing comes to the United States
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.
- teenagers
- motor vehicle injuries
- driver licensing