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Can a young driver’s lack of experience make traffic hazards harder to detect and assess?

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Yes, it can make hazard detection and assessment harder.

Yes, experience helps recognise dangerous situations and anticipate their consequences. Inexperience, overestimating one’s abilities or low risk perception can increase crash risk. This does not mean every young driver assesses hazards poorly or necessarily has more crashes because of age.

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  • No, experience has no influence on anticipating danger.

  • No, being young always guarantees correct assessment of any risk.

  • Yes, it can make hazard detection and assessment harder.

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