YOUTH LICENSE CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

The Maryland Provisional License Program was instituted in January 1979. It required all newly-licensed drivers under age 18 to receive a provisional license. Elements of the provisional license were a 1 a.m.-6 a.m. driving restriction, a parent-supervised driving program, a special driver improvement program, and a requirement for six months conviction-free driving for issuance of a regular license. Accidents and convictions over the period 1975-1982 were analyzed to determine the effect of the program. The following conclusions were reached: The Provisional Licensing Program as implemented in Maryland is administratively and financially feasible; the parent-supervised instruction and driver improvement programs were not fully implemented and their effect cannot be assessed; the nighttime driving restriction failed to reduce accidents during the hours of restriction; and the Provisional Licensing Program produced an estimated 10% reduction in convictions and a possible 5% reduction in (daytime) accidents among drivers operating on provisional licenses.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration

  6601 Ritchie Highway, NE
  Glen Burnie, MD  United States  21062

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McKnight, A J
  • Hyle, P
  • Albrecht, L
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demonstration projects; Driver improvement programs; Driver licensing; Feasibility analysis; Teenage drivers; Traffic conviction; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver improvement; Provisional licensing; Restrictions
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399244
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-806 616
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01765
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM