Teen car crashes tied to early classes

Being an evening person myself, this is not at all surprising.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37601601/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

By Emily Sohn
updated 6:05 p.m. ET, Wed., June 9, 2010

When high schools start too early, sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to crash their cars, suggests new research.

The study, which compared accident rates among teenagers in two adjacent counties in Virginia — one with schools that started extra early and one that started at a reasonable hour — confirms that teenagers are not designed to be morning people.

The finding also adds to a growing body of evidence that later start times can help adolescents earn better grades, get along better with their peers, gain control over their emotions, steer clear of drugs, avoid depression and even lower their risk of suicide.

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