08 November 2006  Young drivers 'admit to road racing'
Research into the driving habits of young people has found that one in three have admitted to participating in road races, while others have been a passenger in a car they knew was not covered by car insurance.

The survey, by road safety organisation Brake, found that a third of young people have driven without a valid license, with one in five admitting to drink-driving.

Cathy Keeler, head of campaigns at Brake, said: "While illegal driving and deliberate risk-taking are huge problems, needing urgent action, they don't account for all young driver crashes.

"Sheer inexperience on the roads is also a huge factor."

Accordingly, the campaign group has urged the introduction of graduated driver licensing, which would split the driving test into a number of stages that would take place over two to three years.

Brake claimed the support of the car insurance industry in its plans, noting that the Association of British Insurers had recently recommended that the government look into graduated driver licensing.

Car insurance provider AA Financial Services recently reported that drivers under the age of 25 accounted for a quarter of all deaths on the road, despite making up only one eighth of drivers.



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