Russ Rader
Russ Rader
against counteract develop driving experience extent judgment lack skills teens time
There are two things working against young drivers: inexperience and immaturity. To the extent that you can give teens more time to develop their driving skills and the judgment to counteract their lack of experience the better.
burger difficult time
We had a very difficult time working with Burger King,
widespread
I don't think their use is widespread enough yet to study.
graduated graduation
Graduated licensing has been the only thing that has worked.
absorb air crash crush entire front help importance protect protected side tests vehicle
Once again, these tests show the importance of side-impact bags. In a head-on crash you have the entire front end of the vehicle to crush and help protect you. In a side crash, there's very little there to absorb the impact, so you are much better protected with side air bags.
purely truck
Most truck and SUV bumpers are purely decorative.
age-and-aging crashes die drivers fragility likely younger
They're more likely than younger drivers to die in their crashes because of their fragility and their age. They're more likely to die in a crash a younger person would survive.
dangerous drive far men studies
Yes, men drive more, but our studies show that they're by far the riskier, more dangerous drivers.
borne drivers far menace older people roads somehow
There is a misconception that older drivers are somehow a menace out on the road, and that really is not borne out by the facts. Thirty-year-olds kill far more people on the roads than 70-year-olds.
death deaths due entirely
There are more rollover deaths now than there used to be. And that's entirely due to more SUVs on the road.