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Lesson 12 of 15
Risk Taking and Risk Perception of Teenagers
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- 1Recognize how peers, emotions, and inexperience raise teen crash risk.
- 2Identify and resist common risky behaviors behind the wheel.
- 3Make deliberate, lower-risk choices under pressure.
Step 1 of 2
A. Youthful Risk Taking
Key Things to Remember
- Teen crashes come from inexperience combined with risk-taking.
- Passengers and strong emotions raise your risk — manage both.
- Make deliberate, lower-risk choices and resist peer pressure.
Content based on the 2025 CA Driver Handbook. Always verify current requirements at dmv.ca.gov.