Study: teen-driver crashes pose greatest threat to passengers.The majority of people killed in teen-driver crashes are people other than the teen drivers themselves, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study of 10 years of crash data by the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Foundation for Traffic Safety. The new analysis of data shows that young novice drivers comprise To embrace, cover, or include; to confine within; to consist of. In the law governing patents—grants of an exclusive right or privilege to make, use, or sell an invention or product for a term of years—the term comprise slightly more than one-third of all the fatalities in crashes in which they are involved. Nearly two-thirds of those killed are other people in other vehicles and pedestrians. This analysis shows that between 1995 and 2004 crashes involving 15-, 16- and 17-year-old drivers claimed the lives of 30,917 people nationwide, of which 36% were the teen drivers themselves. The remaining 64% included 9,847 passengers of the 15-17-year-old drivers, 7,477 occupants of other vehicles operated by drivers at least 18 years of age, 2,323 non-motorists and 93 others/unknowns. Parents should not allow their teens to ride with other teen drivers, nor should teens be allowed to transport other teens in the first year of driving, the AAA recommended. Recognizing that parents may feel awkward about enforcing rules that other parents may not be enforcing, AAA developed a new parent discussion guide to help parents work as a team in ensuring teens gain driving experience in the safest driving environment possible during that first year. In addition, the AAA Foundation released an updated version of one of their popular educational tools for teen drivers, Driver-ZED, an interactive, risk-management DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . For more information on this program, other teen driver safety tools and how to get involved by contacting your legislator LEGISLATOR. One who makes laws. 2. In order to make good laws, it is necessary to understand those which are in force; the legislator ought therefore, to be thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of the laws of his country, their advantages and defects; to go to http://www.aaa.com/publicaffairs. Loss/Risk Management Notes is compiled by Senior Associate Editor Meg Green. |
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