AN EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL'S DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE AS AN ADJUNCT TO HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PART II

Senior Students in a Duluth, Minnesota high school were either assigned to the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course (N = 154) or received their normal social studies course (N = 139). While assignment was not strictly random, it was unbiased and produced equivalent groups. Analysis of self-reported accident data and driving experience information collected during a 36-month follow-up period (November 1970 to October 1973) revealed no significant differences between the DDC and no-treatment groups. These results were corroborated by official state records covering the first 24 months for violations and the first 30 months for accidents. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation, Chicago, Illinois.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  Research Department
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Schupack, S A
  • Planeck, T W
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 98 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Defensive drivers; Driver training; Students
• Uncontrolled Terms: Violations
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132101
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: Stock No. 1901-5 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM