MAKING DRIVERS SAFER: WHAT WORKS

A new report, sponsored by the government of Ontario, reviews the research on how legislation, enforcement, reinforcement, and education have worked in changing road user behavior. The report explores both temporary and long-term effects of these measures and how they work in conjunction with one another. It also reviews road safety education programs ranging from high school and commercial programs to health-care client education, driving while intoxicated (DWI) programs, and public awareness campaigns. This article is a synopsis of that report, "The Roles of Legislation, Education, and Reinforcement in Changing Road User Behaviour," published by The Safety and Regulation Division, Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada. A sidebar provides guidelines for road safety education.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/11837314
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Further information on the report referred to in the abstract or an edited version can be obtained by calling (416) 235-5258. A more detailed summary of the report is available on the Internet in the subscriber section of the Traffic Safety Information Village (http://www.pde.drivers.com/pde/).
• Corporate Authors:

  PDE Publications

  310-5334 Yonge Street
  Toronto, Ontario M2N 6M2,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-3
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Education; Highway safety; Impacts; Law enforcement; Laws and legislation; Public information programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Education programs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00724404
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 1996 12:00AM