ABSTRACT
As we hope has been made clear, there has been a revolution not only in what we understand about novice and teen drivers but also in what can be done to reduce fatalities and injuries within this most vulnerable cohort. We know the types of crashes in which novice drivers are overinvolved: intersection, run-off-road, and rear-end crashes (Chapter 5). We know the complex set of skills, both cognitive
30.1 What We Understand ......................................................................459 30.2 The Next 10 Years of Research, Practice, and Policy .................. 460
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(hazard anticipation, Chapters 6; attention maintenance, Chapter 7; and hazard mitigation, Chapter 8) and social (Chapter 10), that novice teen drivers need in order to avoid crashes. We know the factors that increase crash risk, both external factors, such as speeding (Chapter 11), distraction (Chapter 12), alcohol and THC (Chapter 13), and teen passengers (Chapter 16), and internal factors, either biological (fatigue, Chapter 15) or developmental (Chapter 9; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], Chapter 14).
