Russ Rader
Russ Rader
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Typically rollovers represent a small percentage of crashes but are disproportionately high in the number of deaths because they're so lethal.
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Fatal crash involvements for 16-year-olds fell 26 percent from 1993 to 2003 as states began to enact graduated licensing laws. But this has not solved the problem by any means. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. The later they start driving, the better.
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They're more likely than younger drivers to die in their crashes because of their fragility and their age. They're more likely to die in a crash a younger person would survive.
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There are two things working against young drivers: inexperience and immaturity. To the extent that you can give teens more time to develop their driving skills and the judgment to counteract their lack of experience the better.
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There are more rollover deaths now than there used to be. And that's entirely due to more SUVs on the road.
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Yes, men drive more, but our studies show that they're by far the riskier, more dangerous drivers.
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It is important that parents enforce strict rules about driving: no nighttime driving, no driving around with friends in the car. These are the riskiest situations.
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SUVs are absolutely not a good choice for a teenager, ... The bottom line is you don't have to buy a tank to get good safety.
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These numbers are useless in doing a red light camera study.
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These vehicles are among the cream of the crop for mid-sized cars in terms of safety performance.
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Once again, these tests show the importance of side-impact bags. In a head-on crash you have the entire front end of the vehicle to crush and help protect you. In a side crash, there's very little there to absorb the impact, so you are much better protected with side air bags.
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The biggest potential from the standpoint of safety researchers is that we would be able to get much more extensive and potentially more accurate information of what happens in real crashes.
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They are very effective. Research around the world shows that they cut down on speeding.
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That, in and of itself, makes it impossible to do a before and after analysis.