ADOLESCENT CRASHES AND OFFENSES BY GENDER: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION

This study examines relationships of self-reported demographic and substance abuse measures with driving behavior (crashes and offenses on driving records). Young-driver crashes can result from inexperience, as well as risk-taking behavior. Offenses, however, more likely result from behavior under a driver's control. A school-based substance abuse prevention evaluation provided the chance to add driving behavior to other measures being studied. Adolescent problem behavior theory suggests that substance abuse and high-risk driving are in the same constellation of behaviors. This study provides a test of that theory, as well as results that offer implications for preventing adolescent high-risk driving behavior. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 893732.

• Record URL:
  http://www.icadtsinternational.com/documents/?category=14th_T1997_ Annecy
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/2951174608
• Corporate Authors:

  CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES EN MEDECINE DU TRAFIC (CERMT)

  BP 132
  ANNECY CEDEX,   France  74004
• Authors:
  • Shope, J T
  • Waller, P F
  • Lang, S W
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY - T'97, HELD ANNECY, FRANCE, 21-26 SEPTEMBER 1997, VOL 1
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 449-56

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Blood alcohol levels; Conferences; Drivers; Drugs; Recently qualified drivers
• ITRD Terms: 1748: Adolescent; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 1782: Recently qualified driver
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00746147
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 2-9511746-0-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 24 1998 12:00AM