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Study Period Dept: Some people might presume that many new Canadians are unsafe and accident-prone drivers, dealing as they do with unfamiliar roads and customs, along with extreme weather conditions. That wasn't the case in a decade-long study, according to CBC. More than 10,000 crashes occurred during the study period. After analyzing hospital and other records, the researchers determined that immigrant drivers the highest proportions from China and India were 40 to 50 per cent less likely than long-term residents to be driving a vehicle involved in a bad smash-up and recent immigrants seem to be steadier behind the wheel than long-term residents, researchers have found. Researchers tracked almost one million recent immigrants to Ontario and compared their involvement as drivers in serious road crashes compared to long-time residents of the province, matching each subject in the two groups by age, gender, living location and economic status. Recent immigrants appeared to be safer drivers than long-term residents of Ontario, an eight-year study suggests. J.P. Moczulski/CP As reported in the news.
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