AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF DRIVER LICENSE MANUALS AND WRITTEN TESTS
Written manuals and tests dealing with safe driving practices were designed for licence applicants in three categories: new drivers, renewals and older drivers. Contents were based upon an analysis of the critical information requirements of each group. The manuals and tests were evaluated in an experiment involving over 30,000 licence applicants. Among new drivers, the treatment group had significantly fewer accidents than a control group administered the regular driver's manual. Among renewals, the treatment group had significantly fewer accidents with convictions than a control group not required to take a test. No consistent effects were found for older drivers. It was concluded that well-designed manuals and tests are a cost-effective accident countermeasure. (Author/TRRL)
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Pergamon Press, Incorporated
Headington Hill Hall
Oxford OX30BW, -
Authors:
- McKnight, A J
- Edwards, R
- Publication Date: 1982-6
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 187-192
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 14
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Crash rates; Driver licenses; Driving tests; Evaluation; Evaluation and assessment; Manuals; Prevention; Safety; Tests; Textbooks
- ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1550: Driving licence; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1665: Safety; 6255: Test; 8526: Textbook
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00367533
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 297
- Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM