Karnataka DG & IGP M A Saleem advocates graduated licensing to curb underage driving, road crashes & fatalities
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Deccan Herald reports that Karnataka DG & IGP M A Saleem advocates graduated licensing as a way to curb underage driving, road crashes, and fatalities. [1]
The headline presents this as an advocacy position, and it does not provide further details on how the licensing approach would be implemented. [1]
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