THE RELATIVE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG DRIVERS IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

ACCIDENT STATISTICS FOR DIFFERENT AGE AND SEX GROUPS OF DRIVERS WERE EXAMINED IN TERMS OF THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF "EXPOSURE". "EXPOSURE" WAS ESTIMATED FROM A SURVEY OF THE DRIVING OF A SAMPLE OF 1437 WEST AUSTRALIAN DRIVERS. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND ACCIDENT RESPONSIBILITY PER MILES DRIVEN WAS SHOWN TO BE U-SHAPED WITH YOUNG AND OLD DRIVERS HAVING THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITIES. YOUNG MALE DRIVERS WERE THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GROSS ACCIDENT STATISTICS, AND THEIR HIGH ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT COULD NOT BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN TERMS OF ANY DIFFERENTIAL QUANTITY OR QUALITY OF THEIR "EXPOSURE" TO ROAD ACCIDENTS. ANY ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROPOSITION THAT YOUNG MALE DRIVERS CONSTITUTE A HIGH RISK GROUP SEEMS TO BE QUITE FAR-FETCHED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RES REPT NO 2
• Corporate Authors:

  Western Australia University, Australia

  A Landauer, Department of Psychology
  Nedlands 6009, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Cleland, E A
  • KIRKHAM, R
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash exposure; Crash investigation; Crash types; Crashes; Gender; High risk drivers; Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224486
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM