May 9, 2025

KIDS- OLDER CARS



KIDS- OLDER CARS

A NEW STUDY FROM NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS FOUND THAT TEEN DRIVERS ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE DRIVING OLDER CARS AND THAT COULD PUT THEM AT HIGHER RISK FOR DEADLY CRASHES. 
TEEN DRIVERS WERE MORE LIKELY TO DRIVE VEHICLES OLDER THAN 15 YEARS WHEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES. BUT CARS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY HAD A SIX PERCENT LOWER CHANCE OF DEATH IN CRASHES. ONE OF THE LEAD RESEARCHERS ON T
AND IF THAT'S NOT AN OPTION, OR IN YOUR BUDGET, RESEARCHERS RECOMMEND DOING MORE REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON THOSE OLDER CARS.


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