1. The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma The Case for Graduated Licensing

2. The Case for Graduated Licensing

3. Cause of death, ages 15-19

4. Teenagers: Most Crashes Driver crash involvement per million miles traveled, 1995 16 and 17-year-old drivers

5. Highest Risk: Newly Licensed Teenagers Learners Novices

6. Night Driving: Increases Risk of Crashing 16- to 17-year-old drivers in all crashes, hour by hour Day Night

7. Transporting Passengers: Increases Risk of Crashing Deaths of passengers in passenger vehicles per 100,000 population, United States, 2000

8. What is Graduated Licensing?

9. Three Stages: 1.Supervised Learners Period 2.Intermediate Licensing Phase: Restricted to less risky situations 3.Full-privilege License

10. Graduated Licensing = Fewer Crashes Rate of driver fatalities and hospitalizations per 100,000 licensed drivers, 1984-1998 Implementation of GraduatedLicensing