EXTENDING DRIVER LICENSES BY MAIL: A 36-MONTH FOLLOW-UP

Over four million drivers in California annually go to Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) field offices to take written and vision tests in order to renew their drivers' licenses. In an effort to reduce costs, extension by mail for selected groups of drivers with clean records over the life of their previous license (4 years) was considered. Two experiments were conducted: (1) a 2-year extension evaluation (760,000 subjects) and (2) a 4-year extension evaluation (407,000 subjects). Random assignment to an offer of extension by mail or to a control group requiring standard license renewal procedures was followed by careful tracking of subsequent accidents and convictions. Results after 36 months show no significant differences between the groups.

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  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 7-20
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00391695
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 148
  • Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM