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2-27-17 worst behaved drivers-aaa study

todayFebruary 26, 2017

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A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that young millennials top the list of worst behaved drivers.  The report found that 88 percent of drivers ages 19-24 engaged in at least one risky behavior behind the wheel in the past 30 days.  AAA spokesman Nick Jarmusz says the dangerous behaviors, which increase crash risk, including texting while driving, red-light running and speeding.  Jarmusz says interestingly new drivers ages 16-18 rank fourth  on the list.  These findings come as traffic deaths rose to more than 35,000 in 2015,  an increase of more than seven percent and the largest single year increase in five decades.
 

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