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Article: A search for solutions From policing to passing new laws, from teaching to parenting: After a rash of senseless tragedies, officials turn their efforts toward . . .
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 19, 1996
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Last of two parts.
Changes in laws. Changes in habits. Changes in parenting.
It may take a combination of the three to improve teen-age driving
and reduce the number of car accidents that many feel are inevitable.
Some advocate graduated licensing and legislation. Some push
community awareness. There's education. There's more input and
involvement from parents in the form of supervision, restrictions and
retribution for errors.
The hope then lies in changes of behavior and attitudes of some
teen-age drivers -- not an easy task.
Statistics show, and officials say, that young drivers --
especially 16- and 17-year-olds -- are far more likely to be involved
in car crashes than older drivers. ...