In this Sunday, April 25, 2010 photo, Cambridge resident Curt Johnson places flowers along a highway where six people were killed in a two-car crash on the road about a half-mile west of downtown Cambridge, Minn. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff)
Do limits on new drivers reduce crashes?
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Safety advocates back a new proposal before the U.S. Senate that would require states use graduated licensing rules for drivers under the age of 21. Some states, like Minnesota, already have some restrictions on new drivers. But do the laws really work? And are they enforced well enough?
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Judith Stone: President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.
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Anne McCartt: Senior vice president for research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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