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71% of young motorists think they are better-than-average drivers, according to a British survey. This is despite the fact that young people are far more likely to die on the roads.

The survey, by the online survey company visioncritical.com, on behalf of the British Institute of Advanced Motorists, showed a startling gap between perception and reality.

71% of young motorists think they are better-than-average drivers, according to a British survey.

This is despite the fact that young people are far more likely to die on the roads. The survey, by the online survey company visioncritical.com, on behalf of the British Institute of Advanced Motorists, showed a startling gap between perception and reality.

75% of young males surveyed believed they were better-than-average drivers. 68% of young women believed they were better-than-average drivers.

The U.S. government will require all new vehicles to have reversing cameras from 2018.

According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the fitting of reversing cameras “enhances the safety of these vehicles by significantly reducing the risk of fatalities and serious injuries caused by backover accidents.”

The car review website dogandlemon.com welcomes the U.S. move.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who has campaigned to make reversing cameras compulsory, says:

The New Zealand government's announcement that Electronic Stability Control will become compulsory on new vehicles, is too little, too late, says the car review website dogandlemon.com

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who spent many years campaigning for ESC to be compulsory, welcomes the government’s announcement, but says that it’s far too friendly to the car industry.