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December 12, 2007
In the six years since New Jersey enacted legislation imposing more restrictions on young drivers, including a graduated licensing system, to address its leading cause of death of teenagers and young adults, the number of accidents involving 17- to 20-year-old drivers has declined, according to the New York Times.
Still, 44 young drivers were killed last year in New Jersey crashes, according to the highway traffic safety division. And vehicle accidents remain the No. 1 killer of young people across the country, claiming thousands of lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
This year, Gov. Jon S. Corzine appointed a group called the Governor’s Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission, which is to deliver its report in March. The commission is analyzing a wide range of issues, including driver education, passenger restrictions for young drivers and penalties for newer drivers who violate traffic laws.
The co-chairman of the governor’s commission, Christopher D. Rafano, who is also a municipal prosecutor and Democratic Middlesex County freeholder, said that as far as recommendations, “Everything’s on the table.”
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