A program that teaches parents in w...

A program that teaches parents in what manner to limit their teenagers' driving brings risky behavior that could lead to accidents, according to a consideration by the National Institute of Child Health and Human progressive growth (NICHD). The full report was published in the September 2002 issue of Injury Prevention.

Research has shown that traffic violations are four times more likely and car crashes almost seven times more likely when parents have fewer restrictions in succession their teenagers' driving with friends as passengers. Other research lay the foundation of that many newly licensed teenagers do not report having driving restrictions, especially for high-risk driving conditions so as having other teenagers as passengers and driving at night.

The NICHD inquiry recruited more than 450 parent-teenager pairs when the teenagers received their driving permits. Pairs in the consideration program, which consisted of educational materials so as a video, newsletters, and a parent-teenager driving agreement, reported stricter teenager driving limits subordinate to high-risk conditions when the teenager got his or her license. The investigation also found that driving restrictions imposed when teenagers were licensed was the best predictor of driving restrictions three month later.

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