Research into unlicensed driving: final report

Findings from the literature review found that there is little previous research on the issue of unlicensed driving. There is a wide range of types of unlicensed driving and drivers. Unlicensed drivers will include two extremes ranging from the wilfully negligent joy rider to the experienced driver who has driven regularly for several years perhaps without being involved in any crashes. The proportion of unlicensed driving against all driving completed appears to be relatively low. The total proportion of driving completed by unlicensed drivers could range between 0.19 per cent up to 0.64 per cent. However, the actual crash risk is high as are estimated numbers of those killed or injured. Comparative crash risk of unlicensed drivers could range anywhere between 2.7 to 9 times greater involvement than that for all drivers. Estimates indicate that there are around 6,300 casualties annually as a result of crashes involving an unlicensed driver and around 900 of these are killed or seriously injured (KSI). Not all crash involved unlicensed drivers are detected and of those who are, not all are prosecuted. Therefore it is likely that this represents an underestimate. There are a number of potential countermeasures that could be implemented to reduce unlicensed driving.

• Record URL:
  http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme2/researchintounlicensedreport.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Great Britain. Department for Transport

  London,    
• Authors:
  • Knox, D
  • Turner, B
  • Silcock, D
  • Beuret, K
  • Metha, J
• Publication Date: 2003-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 201p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 48

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash rates; Drivers; Driving without a license; Fatalities; Highway safety; Law enforcement; Offenders; Risk taking; Suspensions; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (human factors)
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Crash countermeasure; Crash rate; Driver behaviour; Fatality rate; Law enforcement; Licence suspension; Offender; Risk taking; Road safety; Unlicensed driver
• Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01388609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 1:08AM