Driving: Through the Eyes of Teens

This report presents a study that provides information on the ways in which teenage drivers perceive driving and the role it plays in their lives. The National Young Driver Survey was administered in 2006 to find out about high school students' experiences of driving and their perceptions about driving. Some factors touched on in the report include how teenage drivers report risky distractions (including loud music, cell phone use, and intense emotions), how teenagers perceive the role and influence of parents, and what risky behaviors (drowsy driving, drunk driving, speeding) teenage drivers observe in their peers.

• Record URL:
  https://injury.research.chop.edu/sites/default/files/documents/driving_through_the_eyes_of_teens_a_closer_look_reduced.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Center for Injury Research and Prevention
  34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, 3535 TraumaLink, 10th Floor
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19104

  State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

  Public Affairs Department, One State Farm Plaza
  Bloomington, IL  United States  61710
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Cellular telephones; Distraction; Driving; Drowsiness; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Emotions; High school students; Highway safety; Music; Noise; Parents; Risk taking; Speeding; Surveys; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting; Roles
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Environment; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042471
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 9 2007 1:37PM