VARIATIONS IN MINIMUM LICENSING AGE AND FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
The effect of differences in the legal minimum licensing age on fatal motor vehicle crashes was studied in New Jersey (age 17), Massachusetts (age 16 1/2), and Connecticut (age 16). New Jersey's 17-year-old licensing law was associated with greatly reduced fatal crash involvement. It is estimated that 65 to 85 percent reduction in 16 year-old-driver fatal crash involvement can be expected if the licensing age is increased from 16 to 17 without increasing fatal crash rates at older ages.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Health Association
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Authors:
- Williams, A F
- Karpf, R S
- ZADOR, P L
- Publication Date: 1983-12
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 3 p.
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Serial:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Volume: 73
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: American Public Health Association
- ISSN: 0090-0036
- EISSN: 1541-0048
- Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Driver licensing; Drivers; Fatalities
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver age
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00387824
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 527
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM