Differentiated Driving Courses: Effect on Young Drivers Accident Risks

169 driving school students participated in the present project, in which the main aim was to investigate the effect of a differentiated anti-skid driving course. The course builds on the presumption that young novice drivers hold different attitudes, and further, that attitudes predict traffic behavior. Participants were identified as one of four driver types: sensation seeker, risky driver, responsible driver, and safety seeker. No significant effects were found for accident risk, for involvement in accidents under winter conditions, or for confidence in own driving abilities, attitudes or behavior. However, a weak non-significant tendency indicating effect on accident risk was detected. u0903

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  Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics

  Gransesvingen 7, P.O. Box 6110, Etterstad
  Oslo,   Norway  N-0602
• Authors:
  • Backer-Grondahl, A
  • Ulleberg, P
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 78p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antilock brake systems; Crash risk forecasting; Driver training; High risk drivers; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Young adults
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01118788
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 97882480-08545
• Report/Paper Numbers: TOI 943-2008
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 22 2009 9:34AM