EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING PROGRAM

This report is a comprehensive analysis of the results of a three-phase project to evaluate the effectiveness of Wisconsin's Occupational Licensing program. Phase 1, Situation Assessment, was a literature review and survey of US states and Canadian provinces about their policies and practices concerning hardship licenses. The survey received responses from 40 US states, 7 Canadian provinces and 1 Canadian territory. Phase 2, Current Perceptions, evaluated professional and public understanding of the Wisconsin Occupational Licensing program. Professional understanding was evaluated through in-depth interviews with police officers, judges, attorneys, legislators, insurance companies and private employers. Public understanding was evaluated through a telephone survey of random adult Wisconsin residents. Phase 3, Occupational Licensee Assessment, identified characteristics, activities, driving habits, opinions and perceptions of Wisconsin drivers who operate with Occupational Licenses or who have lost their licenses and did not apply or were denied an Occupational License. The methodology included focus groups and mailed surveys, as well as in-depth analyses of six Wisconsin Department of Transportation driver databases.

• Record URL:
  • http://wisdotresearch.wi.gov/wp-content/uploads/02-10summary-f1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Dieringer Research Group, Incorporated

  3064 North 78th Street
  Milwaukee, WI  United States  53222-5025

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7910
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2003-1-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attorneys; Driver licenses; Drivers; Employers; Focus groups; Insurance industry; Interviewing; Judges; Literature reviews; Police; Policy; Revocation; Surveys; Suspensions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardship driver licenses; Limited driver licenses; Occupational driver licenses; Restricted driver licenses
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States; Wisconsin
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943427
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Report
• Contract Numbers: SPR-0092-02-10
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 6 2004 12:00AM