YOUNG MALE DRIVERS

A PILOT SAMPLE OF 288 UNMARRIED MALE DRIVERS AGED 16 TO 24 YEARS WERE INTERVIEWED CONCERNING THEIR DRIVING HABITS, ATTITUDES, ACCIDENTS, AND VIOLATIONS. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE AGE GROUPS INDICATED DISTINCT DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES: GRADUATION OF THE INEXPERIENCED, IMPULSIVE, BUT CAUTIOUS BEGINNER TO A SELF-CONFIDENT, FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT, HEAVIER DRINKING, AND MORE DANGEROUS YOUNG ADULT. BOTH ACCIDENT-PRONE AND VIOLATION-PRONE DRIVERS APPEARED TO USE THE AUTOMOBILE TO EXPRESS IMPULSES. BOTH SETS WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE 'WORKING CLASS' CHARACTERISTICS. ACCIDENTS ALSO ROSE SIMPLY WITH EXPOSURE (MILES DRIVEN), BUT VIOLATIONS DID NOT. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 200, No 12, PP 102-106, 6 FIG, 2 TAB, 12 REF
• Authors:
  • SCHUMAN, S H
  • Pelz, D C
  • Ehrlich, N J
  • SELZER, M L
• Publication Date: 1967-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Publisher: American Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0098-7484
  • Serial URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Attitudes; Crash rates; Drivers; Gender; High risk drivers; Marital status; Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Violations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220358
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 8 1994 12:00AM