A peer group discussion and decision method was used to change young drivers' attitudes toward road safety. An experimental group exposed to this experience shifted their attitudes, becoming more favorable toward the road law, the rights of other road-users, and less inclined to take risks induced by peers, than a control group not exposed to the experience. No shifts occurred, however, in drinking patterns.
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