I am currently without easy access to a computer and I need to find some studies done regarding national studies comparing people who took a driver’s ed course with those who did not. Searches from my phone are beyond useless so I am turning to the dope, can anyone track down and link a few of these? If memory serves the first was in 1950, the last in 2013.
I will take that as a no, the question now is if they were unfindable, or just not searched for
a variety of pdf’s for your perusing pleasure on your phone:
https://www.aaafoundation.org/sites/default/files/LSEDElitReview.pdf
From the NHTSA:
The key findings were: (1) driver education appears to do a good job in preparing students to pass State licensing examinations; (2) the
expectation that driver education by itself will lead to a decreased teen crash rate is unrealistic; (3) GDL has shown evidence of a
significant safety benefit and may benefit from greater parental involvement; (4) expanding driver education training beyond the current
classroom and behind-the-wheel training by integrating it with graduated driver licensing may have increased traffic safety benefits for
young drivers; and (5) an expanded driver education system would start preparing future drivers at an earlier age and encompass more
stringent testing than is characteristic of current driver licensing practices.
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