Using Research to Drive Public Policy: The Case of the North Carolina Graduated Driver Licensing System (pdf)
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22 n 1997 North Carolina was one of the first two states in the nation to adopt a Graduated Driver Licensing system (GDL) to reduce motor vehicle crashes among young novice drivers. This policy was driven heavily by scientific research. At that time, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among teenagers. The adoption of GDL led to a sharp decline in teenage driver crashes and a decline in the motor vehicle death rate among teenagers.
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