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Driver’s Education Proves Valuable for Teens

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gettY 091114 driversed?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1410436873925iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — As the poem goes, a little learning is a dangerous thing but not learning the rules of the road is even more dangerous, particularly for young drivers.

Over the years, driver’s education requirements have dwindled in many states, mainly due to budget cuts.

However, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that if driver’s ed is available to teens, they should by all means take advantage of it.

According to AAA’s statistics, those who received an education on safe driving are involved in 4.3 percent fewer crashes than those who don’t. In addition, convictions due to driving-related offenses fall by almost 40 percent.

Driver’s ed is also valuable because it makes students more knowledgeable. They score higher on driving exams and show a noticeable increase in knowledge of road rules than teens who don’t take the course.


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