REDUCING TEEN CRASHES: EDUCATION PLUS PENALTIES

A review of over 54 studies presented at the 105th American Psychological Association's annual convention concluded that preventative measures like driver education, curfews, and raising the drinking age are not enough to change bad driving behaviors of teen drivers without also including the threat of getting a ticket or losing their license. An example of this could be a public education and information campaign paired with a zero tolerance DWI enforcement campaign.

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• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Alcohol use; Crash rates; Curfew; Driver education; Driver improvement programs; Driver licenses; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Laws; Public information programs; Teenage drivers; Traffic law enforcement
• Identifier Terms: American Psychological association
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790709
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 2000 12:00AM