AN ABSTRACT OF MODIFYING NEGLIGENT DRIVER BEHAVIOR: EVALUATION OF SELECTED DRIVER IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

THIS REPORT GIVES SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE CALIFORNIA DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. EDUCATIONAL METHODS APPLIED TO DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AND HAVING TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS INCLUDE: GROUP EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS (GEM), EXPERIMENTAL INDIVIDUAL HEARING (EIH), REGULAR INDIVIDUAL HEARING (RIH), GROUP ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW (GAR), AND WARNING LETTER (W/L). COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE BEST TREATMENT COMBINATION (GEM FOR MALES AND EIH FOR FEMALES) WOULD PRODUCE A NET SAVING OF OVER 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY. GEM APPLIED TO BOTH SEXES PRODUCES A SMALLER SAVING OF ABOUT 3.4 MILLION. THE GREATEST NET SAVING (ABOUT 3.8 MILLION DOLLARS) IS ACHIEVED BY A COMBINATION OF GEM FOR MEN AND GAR FOR WOMEN, BUT THERE IS THE DISADVANTAGE OF LONG DELAYS IN HOLDING SEPARATE MEETINGS FOR WOMEN. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ABSTRACT OF RES REPT 36
• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Motor Vehicles

  Research and Statistics Section
  Sacramento, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Marsh, W C
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Driver improvement programs; Education
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver improvement effort
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220212
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM