NIGHT DRIVING CURFEWS IN NEW YORK AND LOUISIANA: RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

New York and Louisiana, two states having night driving curfews, were included in a questionnaire survey of high school students conducted in 1983. Most students in these states knew about their curfew law. In both states the majority of licensed drivers said they had violated the curfew, but the majority claimed to have violated the curfew no more than twice. Students do not believe that the police enforce curfew restrictions vigorously, but many parents require their children to obey the law. New York students were more knowledgeable than Louisiana students of reduced driving resulting from the curfew. These findings are consistent with results of an earlier study that found curfews in both of these states reduced crashes but estimated crash reductions during curfew hours were greater in New York than in Louisiana.

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• Authors:
  • Williams, A F
  • LUND, A K
  • Preusser, D F
• Publication Date: 1985-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 461-466
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curfew; Data collection; High schools; Highway safety; Night; Safety; Students; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana; New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 632
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM