TRAFFIC SAFETY OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTERNATIONALLY

In the various problem areas of traffic safety, "young people", i.e., adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 years play a particular role: - Young people are particularly affected by traffic accidents. From some ages, traffic accidents are by far the biggest cause of death. - Young people are a risk to other road users on account of their extraordinary tendency to cause accidents. - The high willingness to take risks, overestimation of own ability, the idea of "freedom and adventure", desire to impress, and a lack of experience form an often "fatal" set of conditions. This paper includes a detailed comparison of Western and Eastern Germany, nine selected Western European countries and the United States. The OECD-IRTAD International Road Traffic and Accident Database is the main database used.

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• Authors:
  • Bruhning, E
  • Kuhnen, M A
  • BERNS, S
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference: Road Safety in Europe and Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP)
  • Location: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Date: 1995-9-20 to 1995-9-22
• Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 14-28
• Serial:
  • VTI Conferens
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6049

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Drivers; Hazards; International roads; Risk assessment; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety; Young adults
• Identifier Terms: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Geographic Terms: Germany; United States; Western Europe
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00723235
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4A, Part 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 5 1996 12:00AM