GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING: WHAT WORKS? (WITH DISCUSSION)

This aim of this paper is to assess the contribution of various elements of graduated driver licensing (GDL) to reduction in the crash rates of young novice drivers. An extensive review of the literature was conducted to synthesize research findings on crash reduction. Increasing the length of the learner period and the amount of practice required was found to reduce the crash risk, partly through improved performance and partly by delaying licensure. Intervening early with traffic violators and making full licensure dependent on a clean driving record provide both general and specific deterrents to unsafe driving. Restrictions on night driving and carrying passengers are effective in reducing the increased risk of these situations. The benefits of multistage instruction and testing as well as the use of visible tags to identify novices have not yet been adequately evaluated. While GDL has proven a generally effective means of reducing the crash risk of novice drivers, further controlled research is needed to assess the benefits of its individual components.

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  http://ip.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/8/suppl_2/ii32.pdf
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  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • McKnight, A J
  • Peck, R C
• Conference:
  • Reducing Young Driver Crash Risk. Proceedings of an Expert Conference on Young Drivers
  • Location: Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, Virginia
  • Date: 2002-3-27 to 2002-3-29
• Publication Date: 2002-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 32-38
• Serial:
  • Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 8
  • Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
  • ISSN: 1353-8047
  • EISSN: 1475-5785
  • Serial URL: http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Crash rates; Graduated licensing; High risk drivers; Highway transportation; Novices; Recently qualified drivers; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety; Young adults
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00932675
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Supplement II
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 2002 12:00AM