PEER-EDUCATION TEACHES MINNESOTA TEENAGERS THE CONTROL FACTOR IN DRINKING AND DRIVING

In 1981, the Minnesota Safety Council undertook the development of a youth drinking and driving program which came to be known as the Control Factor program. The program involves the training of high school upperclassmen to become instructors of younger students on individual control in drinking and driving situations. This article reviews the development of the program, the actual presentation of the program, and the payoffs that have been realized to date.

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• Authors:
  • Morriss, R
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 83
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; High schools; Safety programs; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety education
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol education programs
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 923
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM