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Law credited for drop in crashes
By DAKARAI AARONS
Register Staff Writer
08/25/2003
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780934/22079987.html
...Statistics indicate that Iowa's graduated licensing system has helped lower the crash rate among drivers Wisecup's age, said Scott Falb, driver safety specialist for the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The licensing system, which limits teens' driving hours, took effect Jan. 1, 1999.
Falb said crash rates are down overall, but "we've seen a far more remarkable drop with the 16-year-olds compared to the 20-year-olds and 45-year-olds," for example.
The Iowa crash rate for 16-year-olds dropped from 1,759 crashes per 10,000 licensed drivers in 1995 to 1,385 crashes per 10,000 licensed drivers in 2000, a 21.3 percent decrease...
By DAKARAI AARONS
Register Staff Writer
08/25/2003
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780934/22079987.html
...Statistics indicate that Iowa's graduated licensing system has helped lower the crash rate among drivers Wisecup's age, said Scott Falb, driver safety specialist for the Iowa Department of Transportation.
The licensing system, which limits teens' driving hours, took effect Jan. 1, 1999.
Falb said crash rates are down overall, but "we've seen a far more remarkable drop with the 16-year-olds compared to the 20-year-olds and 45-year-olds," for example.
The Iowa crash rate for 16-year-olds dropped from 1,759 crashes per 10,000 licensed drivers in 1995 to 1,385 crashes per 10,000 licensed drivers in 2000, a 21.3 percent decrease...