(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, July 18 - Young drivers between 15
and 24 years old are three times as likely to cause car
accidents as senior citizens, U.S. researchers said on
Wednesday, noting that the findings contradict policies that
make it harder for older drivers to renew their licenses.
People over the age of 65 make up 15 percent of drivers but
were responsible for only 7 percent of the 330,000 fatal
two-car crashes in the past 25 years, researchers at the Rand
Institute for Civil Justice found.
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and 24 years old are three times as likely to cause car
accidents as senior citizens, U.S. researchers said on
Wednesday, noting that the findings contradict policies that
make it harder for older drivers to renew their licenses.
People over the age of 65 make up 15 percent of drivers but
were responsible for only 7 percent of the 330,000 fatal
two-car crashes in the past 25 years, researchers at the Rand
Institute for Civil Justice found.
Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News
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