Brain Immaturity Could Explain Teen Crash Rate

[mAlice]

Well, duh.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52687-2005Jan31.html?sub=AR

 

[Railroad]

Well, duh.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52687-2005Jan31.html?sub=AR

Yuppers. I've wanted SO MUCH to explain to the 235 ricers that driving is NOT a video game! The consequences of driving like an idiot are often very painful and very permanent.

- I'm posting this without following the link to the Post because I refuse to join them. But I can assume that the report is about a study that shows teenager's brains aren't mature enough to safely handle driving situations.

 

[aps45819]

But I can assume that the report is about a study that shows teenager's brains aren't mature enough to safely handle driving situations.

It shows that people without experience don't have the needed data to make correct decisions. MD requires driver training that's a joke. It does not teach you how to handle a car, it teaches you how to follow traffic laws.

 

[Railroad]

It shows that people without experience don't have the needed data to make correct decisions. MD requires driver training that's a joke. It does not teach you how to handle a car, it teaches you how to follow traffic laws.

OK - I buy that, for sure. IMHO the other age/maturity-related issues would exacerbate that. When I was growing up in this state, local car dealers had an agreement with local schools, and driver's ed was taught in high school, and we did about a 60/40 split, road time and class time. The class was a semester long. Teachers that were experienced drivers gave all the practical on-the-road do's and don'ts. It worked well, I thought. As a driver, I turned out alright (at least the cops and my insurance company and my family think so).