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Young Drivers Recognise Road Risks, ‘But, Like, You Know, Whatever’

A survey by Western Australia’s RAC has revealed young drivers accept that certain behaviours are risky while driving, but choose to engage in them anyway. The 2014 ‘free2go’ driver survey revealed a long list of risky activities from


A survey by Western Australia’s RAC has revealed young drivers accept that certain behaviours are risky while driving, but choose to engage in them anyway.

The 2014 ‘free2go’ driver survey revealed a long list of risky activities from young drivers, along with an equally-long list of poor behaviours from their parents.

Young drivers are quite confident of their abilities behind the wheel, with 85 percent rating their driving as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, while only two percent thought they were worse than their peers.

Around 74 percent thought their driving was ‘better’ or ‘much better’ than their peers, but 65 percent believed 16-25 year-olds were responsible for the most road collisions.

Social media was in the spotlight, with 16 percent admitting to checking it while driving and 19 percent saying they took photos from behind the wheel.

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