University of Massachusetts Tests Computer Program to Help Teens Learn to Drive Safely
University of Massachusetts AmherstThe statistics are harrowing: 6,500 young adults between the ages of 16 and 20 die annually in the United States -- aproximately 18 per day -- as a result of motor vehicle accidents, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. A collaboration between the University of Massachusetts and the American Automobile Association is aimed at giving young drivers the experience needed to drive safely -- without actually putting them on the road.