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Duration: 02:38 minutes Upload Time: 2007-02-12 07:43:16 User: mumandtwins :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: TWICE MY FAMILY HAS NOW BEEN AFFECTED BY ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS TEENAGERS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING The number of young drivers killed or seriously injured in road crashes is a serious problem in all states of Australia. Young people aged 16 to 25 make up 13% of Australia's population but account for nearly 25% of road deaths. Young drivers exhibit certain attributes that contribute to their higher risk of road crashes. These include: * Lack of experience * Risk taking behaviour * The use of older vehicles with less safety features * Speeding * Peer pressure Findings * Young drivers aged 16 to 20 had the highest rate of all age groups at 150 casualties per 100,000 population (3 to 4 times higher than some) * Drivers aged 21 to 25 had the second highest rate at 119 casualties per 100,000 population. On average between 1999-2003, for drivers in the 16-25 year age group who were killed or seriously injured: * 38% of drivers who were killed had a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .05 or above and 23% of drivers seriously injured recorded a BAC of .05 or above * 13% were not wearing a seat belt * 54% occurred on Friday, Saturday or Sunday * 24% occurred between 4-5pm, 6-8pm or 12-1am * 53% were on country roads and 42% on roads signposted as 100km/h or 110km/h * 63% were male. What types of cars were involved? Australian research found: * Young drivers often drive older, cheaper vehicles that are likely to have fewer safety features than newer vehicles * most young drivers involved in fatal crashes were driving fairly ordinary cars * very few were driving high performance vehicles. Night driving Young drivers are more likely to drive at night and on weekends than older drivers. * 55% of young drivers aged 16-25 are killed or seriously injured in crashes that occur during the night compared with 37% of other drivers * Nearly 40% of young driver serious casualties occurred on the weekend, compared with 30% for other drivers. Driving at night has unique hazards and requires more developed skills. All drivers have an elevated crash risk at night. This is greater for younger drivers because of lack of experience and higher involvement in risk taking. |
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| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-16 02:19:31 nasty someone with no life nothing better to do that troll youtube without the Brains to discuss topics with the least bit of logic and common sense __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-16 02:06:55 nasty __________________________________________________ | |
| guyinthetrenchcoat ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 21:26:11 Good they crashed, less shit heads driving and less teens screwing up the workplace. __________________________________________________ | |
| shaggytwodope666 ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 16:45:20 Fuck it, your to thick to understand. Hopefully your the next one to go in your family. __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 10:54:10 they do die they are also injured as well __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 10:52:29 have a look at the stupid reasons WHY teenagers get involved in fatal accidents I bet it involves a lot more high risk behaviours than those older drivers __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 10:50:54 13% of Australias population are teenagers, and they account for 25% of all fatalities that says it all __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 10:50:07 and your point is???? __________________________________________________ | |
| mumandtwins ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 10:40:40 in this case not only was it a waste of 2 lives but a case of waste of a commodore too __________________________________________________ | |
| sted904 ::: Favorites 2008-01-15 08:04:56 hoban you gutless fuck. Why don't you do everyone a favour by getting a gun, going out into the middle of a paddock and blow your fucking head off. That way no one will have to read your fucked up, stupid, ignorant remarks. Wait til you're touched by the road toll, fuckwit. __________________________________________________ | |
| imacoolmexican ::: Favorites 2008-01-14 20:52:37 lots of people get into acciadents and kill people dont just blame teenagers __________________________________________________ | |
| imacoolmexican ::: Favorites 2008-01-14 20:49:03 lots of people get into accident dont just blame teenagers __________________________________________________ | |
| shaggytwodope666 ::: Favorites 2008-01-14 11:42:02 Yes lets punish all teenagers cause because a fraction of them are complete fucking idiots. While your at it lets imprision all the black people since the minority of them are criminals. I'm sorry for your loss but fuck you for implying that I shouldn't be driving because of my age. __________________________________________________ | |
| AustraliaTwo ::: Favorites 2008-01-14 06:22:51 This is just another typical plebian outcome and such a waste of life. It's the culture of - "...me commodore or me falcon.." __________________________________________________ | |
| femahazmat ::: Favorites 2008-01-14 02:04:09 so they dont die, i thought that was the point __________________________________________________ | |
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