Every year we lose many young road users in road traffic crashes. We witness and share the anguish and despair in the eyes of parents, friends and lecturers attending the funeral of these young lives lost. But why do we lose so many young lives and what can we do to prevent this?
Overview:
Our young drivers pose high risk on roads not only in South Africa but globally. High crash risk for young drivers starts at the youngest age when drivers are just learning and extends into the mid-twenties.
International research reveals that the characteristics of crashes involving young drivers differ from those involving older drivers in some important ways. For example, crashes involving alcohol, speeding, and carrying of passengers are about 20 times more likely for teens than for middle aged adults. Crashes occurring at night and involving both alcohol and passengers are about 9 times more likely.
Fatalities peak among our younger male road users and occur most often at night and...
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