THE STABILITY OF DRIVING RECORD OVER TIME

THE RELIABILITY OF DRIVING RECORD DATA AS A CRITERION OF DRIVING PERFORMANCE, ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ACCUMULATED BY 7841 CALIFORNIA DRIVERS OVER A 6- YEAR PERIOD WERE ANALYZED. THE RESULTS SHOW (1) CONVICTION EXPERIENCE IS A MUCH MORE STABLE DRIVER CHARACTERISTIC THAN ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE, (2) BOTH CONVICTION AND ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE ARE MORE STABLE FOR MALES THAN FOR FEMALES, AND (3) IN A GIVEN 3-YEAR PERIOD THE VAST MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVE DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENT-FREE IN THE PREVIOUS 3-YEAR PERIOD. THE LAST RESULT SUGGESTS THAT TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD THE SO-CALLED "NORMAL" DRIVER WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF PAY-OFF. /AUTHOR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Vol 2, No 1, PP 57-65, 8 TAB, 9 PHOT, 7 REF
  • Corporate Authors:

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA  United States 
  • Authors:
    • BURG, A
  • Publication Date: 1970-5

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00223413
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 25 1971 12:00AM