PHASE 1 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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⩥ The previous article cites that 16 year old drivers "are cited for more
mistakes than anyone except drivers over 82." Why?
Answer: Because they are inexperienced, youthful risk takers, and do
not have good risk perception.
⩥ Traditionally, professional driver education instructors have offered 30
classroom hours of study and 6 to 10 hours behind the wheel with the
new driver. Has this approach reduced teen collisions? Why?
Answer: Traditional driver education courses have not worked well in
developing great beginning drivers. The report cited statistics that show
16 year olds are ill prepared for the responsibility of driving.
⩥ A common myth holds that most teens who are good students and
show responsibility in other areas of life will be good responsible
drivers. What is wrong with this assumption?
Answer: Driving is a complex psychomotor task that requires
painstaking development, just as tennis or playing the piano does.
Experience and practice is vital.
, ⩥ Graduated Driver Licensing is an approach that is actually reducing
teen collisions and deaths. According to the article, what is the key to an
effective GDL law?
Answer: By devoting extra time to establishing good driving habits, you
are helping your teens' brain develop. The time and attention you devote
to instilling good, safe driving habits in your teen will create automatic
responses that may very well save the life of your teen in an emergency
situation.
⩥ What are four steps a parent can take to help their new teen driver
reduce collisions and become a safer driver?
Answer: Limit passengers and night driving.
Negotiate a contract of acceptable behavior with the new drivers.
Have zero tolerance for moving violations or alcohol use.
Everyone in the vehicle buckles up.
⩥ What are three major areas in which a proficient driver must master
performance skills?
Answer: control of the vehicle (operational), maneuvering the vehicle
(guidance), and planning (navigational)
⩥ Explain the process of myelination and how it impacts a teen driver.
Answer: One of the last developments in the nervous system is the
insulation of the nerves to make information travel faster through them.
During teen years, the nerves connecting the areas of the brain that