Variations in Teens' Perception of Risk Factors for Teen Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries

Teen drivers, especially males, are known to be at greater risk of being involved in a motor vehicle collision than any other age group. While novice teen drivers’ primary risk factors are commonly known, less is known about what teens perceive as risk factors for peers getting hurt or killed in motor vehicle collisions. This study uses survey data from the Teens in the Drivers Seat (TDS) program in California to explore (1) teens' perceived risk factors for motor vehicle collision injury; and (2) the relationship between perceived risks and age, gender, and driving experience. Findings may inform future program development and expansion for TDS and other teen driver safety programming.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB30 Operator Education and Regulation.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Chen, Katherine L
  • Cooper, Jill F
  • Grembek, Offer
  • Henk, Russell H
  • Tisdale, Stacey M
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
• Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Risk analysis; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557411
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-4905
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 20 2015 3:21PM