Teens and Driving in California: Summary of Research and Best Practices

The crash rate among teens is the highest of any age group and is the major cause of death for teens in California. Recently there has been an increase in the crash rate among teens which has caused a renewed interest in teen traffic safety. The purpose of this guide is to present the major risk factors associated with teen driving in California and to highlight policy and program strategies that may be influential in reducing risk.

• Record URL:
  • http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3ct7s2x4
• Record URL:
  • http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3ct7s2x4.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Institute of Transportation Studies
  McLaughlin Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  University of California, Berkeley

  Safe Transportation Research and Education Center
  2614 Dwight Way, #7374
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-7374

  University of California, Berkeley

  Traffic Safety Center, 2614 Dwight Way
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-7374

  California Office of Traffic Safety

  2208 Kausen Drive
  Elk Grove, CA  United States  95758
• Authors:
  • Bui, Huong
  • Arnold, Lindsay S
  • Cooper, Jill F
  • Ragland, David R
• Publication Date: 2006-8-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 35p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Crash rates; Fatalities; Risk taking; Safety programs; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490186
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 2013 9:03AM