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    New Driver Style Predicts Crash Risk

    Newly licensed drivers who make sharp turns and come to sudden screeching stops are nerve-wracking. And now there’s evidence to confirm that erratic driving by teens predicts their odds of accidents. Researchers installed computer and camera equipment on the cars of 42 newly licensed drivers to measure what they called "elevated g-force events," like quick turns and jamming on the brakes.

    The researchers tracked the newbies for 18 months, and found that g-force event numbers let them make good bets on who was most likely to crash the car. Data showed that for every 100 miles on the road, elevated g-force events ranged from near zero for some drivers to as high as 50 for others. And drivers with the highest rate of g-force events showed greater instances of fender benders, crashes or close calls.

    All told, 26 teens were involved in 37 impacts. The entire cohort experienced 242 near misses. The study is in the American Journal of Epidemiology. [Bruce G. Simons-Morton et al., " "]

    The research points to the need to monitor new drivers—and to better steer a heavy foot in the right direction.

    —Amy Kraft

    [The above text is a transcript of this podcast.]  

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    28 comments

    • Wolf  •  3 mths ago
      Insurance companies have known about this for decades.
    • Ancient One  •  3 mths ago
      Fifty years ago, when I got my driver's license, these actions were collectively called "cowboying." This article just proves common sense.
    • Dougspair  •  Sacramento, California  •  3 mths ago
      wow, amazing news, young in-experienced drivers can have more accidents?
    • Skye  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      We need to raise the driving age to 30.
    • Nelson  •  3 mths ago
      Why dont you give these newly licensed drivers a airplane and see what happens
    • Nelson  •  3 mths ago
      Newly licensed drivers should not be doing this.
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        Yahoo studies show that people who leave many funny comments can actually get more laughs.
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      A new study has found that being struck by a 225 gr bullet traveling at 4,000 fps could possibly be more detrimental to your overall health than eating 10 ounces of Hershey's chocolate containing high calories and high fat, per day, for 15 straight weeks
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    • Commentator  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      In related news, a group of Democratic congresswomen have introduce a bill mandating computer-controlled, drive-by-wire systems in all vehicles sold in the United States which will compare vehicle speed and direction to GPS data to ensure that it is impossible to cause the vehicle to exceed 0.01gs at any time. This is expected to increase the cost of new vehicles by $150,000.00 each. Estimates on the cost of retrofitting existing vehicles are still being studied.
      • Rick 3 mths ago
        And the good news is that with the Obama energy policy there will be no fuel for cars anyway.
    • Robin  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      some people just can't drive. no matter how long they have been behind the wheel... We have all ridden with them at one time or another...
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