Novice Drivers and Parents: Exploring the Feasibility of Third Party Policing in Reducing Young Driver Offending
Parents are ideally placed to partner police in ensuring their children do not violate traffic laws. While studies in Queensland suggest that Third Party Policing is an appropriate theoretical framework to guide interventions, the effect of jurisdiction is unclear. To explore whether the framework is applicable in different contexts, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 parents and 11 of their children in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The ACT has a contrasting licensing structure featuring fewer licensing requirements and restrictions and compulsory pre-learner education, making it unique amongst Australian jurisdictions. Results indicate that parents from different jurisdictions approach driving-related parenting in a way that is consistent with the TPP framework. Developing interventions with a TPP framework that involve parents and utilise regional knowledge, may increase compliance amongst novice drivers.
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Authors:
- Belsham, D
- Bates, L
- Somoray, K
- Lennon, A
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- Publication Date: 2017-10
Media Info
- Pagination: 3p
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10-12 October, Perth, Australia
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Adults; Behavior; Driver performance; Driver training; Law enforcement; Parents; Recently qualified drivers; Traffic regulations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
- Geographic Terms: Australia; Australian Capital Territory
- ATRI Terms: Driver performance; Driver training; Law enforcement; Novice driver; Parent; Traffic regulations
- ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 1534: Enforcement (law)
- Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01661793
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 1 2018 10:05AM