The Young Impaired Driver Problem: Recent Developments and Future Progress

Young drivers pose particular risks and problems in traffic safety. Until they reach their mid to late twenties, drivers have a higher crash risk, especially when crashes are adjusted for exposure. Impairment by alcohol and drugs exacerbates these risks. Lack of experience in driving coupled with immature judgment make additional impairment by alcohol and drugs particularly dangerous. In a two-day symposium in June of 2008, the United States National Academy of Science