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1Comparison with provisional driversand more experienced full licence holdersWhen compared with provisional drivers, full licence drivers have more crashes intheir first year where they run into the back of another vehicle.Researchers think that these differences are due to novice drivers getting better atstaying on the road but also getting into the habit of driving too close behind othervehicles in traffic. This bad habit seems to continue for full licence holders. Asyou can see from the next graph, full licence drivers with more than five years’experience have even more rear end crashes. However, they are much less likely torun off the road and hit an object.Experienced full licence holdersAll othercrash types35%19%16%20%4%6%Colliding with the rearof another vehicleColliding from adjacentdirectionsColliding from opposingdirectionsAll other crash typeRun-off road on a curvesection into an objectRun-off road on a straightsection into an objectThe percentages of crashes involving vehicles from adjacent and opposingdirections are much the same regardless of age and driving experience (between32 per cent and 35 per cent). This means that turning, crossing intersections andovertaking remain a challenge for all drivers. While drivers get better at staying onthe road with age and experience, they continue to do things that increase their riskof being involved in a crash.Driver qualification handbook 13