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Show Young drivers had bad 1962 Young drivers in 1962 had the worst performance record of any age group, according to a report by the Travelers Insurance Campanies. The report, issued annually since 1931 except during the war years, is compiled by the Travelers from information provided by state motor vehicle ve-hicle departments. A spokesman pointed out that drivers under 25 years of age comprise only about 15 per cent of all licensed drivers in the United States. Yet, he said, these young people are involved in nearly 29 per cent of all fatal accidents. In 1961, this age group participated in 27.3 per cent of all highway deaths. The report shows that young men and women in this age group also were involved in a great number of non-fatal highway mishaps. In 1962, they were implicated in 27.3 per cent of all non-fatal traffic traf-fic accidents as against 23.3 per cent in 1961. On the brighter side, the best relative improvement in 1962 was made by drivers 65 and over. This group was involved in-volved in only 6 per cent of all fatal accidents compared with 7.2 per cent the previous year. The largest age group including drivers from 25 through 64 also improved its performance record in 1962. |