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THAT youthful drivers, aged 15-24, are over-represented in accidents, fatal accidents, and in fatalities, considerably beyond their proportion in the driving population, has been well known for several decades (Accident Facts, 1965-1971; Goldstein, 1962). Although they comprised about 21 per cent of the U.S.A. driving population in 1970, they were drivers in almost 34 per cent of fatal accidents, and over 34 per cent of drivers in all accidents (Accident Facts, 1971). These are over-representations of more than 59 per cent and nearly 63 per cent, respectively. This has been a rather stable fact for several decades. A study by Waller (1970) in North Carolina and one by Pelz and Schuman (1971b) in Michigan, are quite consistent with these data. A study in Canada by Brezina (1969) shows males in this age group have the highest accident rate per 1000 drivers. ## 2. EXPOSURE A prevailing question over the years has been whether the apparently worse record of young drivers could be due to greater exposure in terms of more driving or more hazardous driving, such as at night or under special conditions. Studies by Lauer (1952) by Burg (1967) and by Pelz and Schuman (1971b) indicate that th

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Author

Leon G Goldstein

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0001-4575)

Published

1972

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)