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Updated: 6/02/05

Zander Furlong, 16, makes sure all is clear during on-the-road instruction on Tuesday, May 24. Teens have to take an intensive driver's education course to be able to drive at 16 in New Hampshire. (Nathan Duke Photo)

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Inexperience means accidents, higher insurance rates

Experience has been described as an unfair teacher because it gives the tests first and the lessons afterward. But with mountains of data showing the costly, and often deadly, effects of inexperienced teenage drivers, states nationwide are trying to change that model.

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What parents can do to help their newest drivers

Last year a teenage driver, who had been licensed for less than a month, lost control of her vehicle and smashed into our van, totaling both her parents' car and my van. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. Motor vehicle accidents can happen to anyone, but for teens new to the road, the potential for an accident is much higher than for experienced drivers.

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Teamwork in play at track meet

West sophomore Julianne Quinn and Central senior Megan Lessard finished one-two in the 800-meter run at the Class L Track and Field Championships in Londonderry on Saturday, May 28. Lessard took first with a time of 2-minutes, 17.75 seconds. Quinn was almost literally on Lessard's heels, finishing in 2:17.88. The duo will duel again at the Meet of Champions on Saturday, June 2, at Salem High School. (Marc Thaler Photo)

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