THE YOUTHFUL DRIVER: SOME CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPARISONS

IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG DRIVERS, IN PARTICULAR THEIR ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS MADE OF A SAMPLE OF DRIVERS TAKEN FROM THE ENTIRE DRIVER LICENSE FILE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE QUESTIONNAIRE REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING AMOUNT AND PURPOSE OF DRIVING DONE AND THE RECIPIENTS IDEAS AND ATTITUDES REGARDING MAJOR FACTORS IN HIGHWAY SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. INFORMATION WAS ALSO OBTAINED FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL CONCERNING AGE, EDUCATION, MARITAL STATUS, AND DRIVER EDUCATION OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN REPORTED ACCIDENTS; WHERE DRIVERS HELD A NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER LICENCE THE INFORMATION WAS RELATED TO THEIR DRIVING RECORD. THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED, TOGETHER WITH THE EFFECT OF A WARNING LETTER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Behavioral Publications

  2852 Broadway
  New York, NY  United States  10025
• Authors:
  • Waller, P F
• Publication Date: 1970

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-54
• Serial:
  • Behavioral Research in Highway Safety
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Behavioral Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Crashes; Driver licenses; Driver training; Drivers; Highway safety; Law enforcement; Questionnaires; Teenage drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224672
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-010 028
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM