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Finally, Dror told TPS that thorough education is severely lacking among new drivers, with many children not receiving driver’s education in school or from a young enough age. Indeed, 36 children die each year in driving lessons alone, according to Dror, while almost 400 young drivers die annually on the road.
“When we take these factors together, we have an explanation as to why during the last three years Israel’s average road accident rate is rising while in Europe the averages are falling,” he concluded.
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