Pre-driver education - a critical review of the literature on attitude change and development, good practice in pre-driver education and programme effectiveness

The purpose of this report is to provide a self-contained copy of the critical review of the fundamental and applied literature on attitude development and change, good practice in pre-driver education provision and evaluation. Over a two-month period, the study team collected and reviewed 189 papers and contacted key researchers within national and international academic establishments. The initial development of a set of 23 research questions, linked to the study objectives, ensured that this process remained focused. The review demonstrated that young people appear to have relatively well-developed attitudes towards driving, riding and being a passenger.Attitudes towards driving are present in children as young as 11 years old. The review identified information about the influence of parents on theattitudes of young people. Interventions that address the attitudes of parents as well as young people towards road safety may prove effective. Thereview concluded that gender, per se, does appear to have an influence onthe attitudes held by pre-drivers towards road safety in general and driving in particular. However, additional research is required to confirm therelationship between age and attitudes towards driving, riding and being a passenger. The study established support for the involvement of peers inattitude change initiatives in the road transport environment. Providingfeedback about actual peer behaviour is effective, for example only a very small percentage of teenagers actually drink and drive, but most do not.Information about what specific attitudes are held by young people on a range of road safety issues is relatively limited. The methodological problems identified in many of the evaluations of pre-driver education mean that it is difficult to draw any clear conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe interventions. This report may be found at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme2/predrivereducation.pdf

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  http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme2/predrivereducation.pdf
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• Authors:
  • DEIGHTON, C
  • LUTHER, R
• Publication Date: 2007-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 100p
• Serial:
  • Road Safety Research Report
  • Publisher: Department for Transport, England
  • ISSN: 1468-9138

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Adults; Attitudes; Children; Driver training; Driving; Intoxication; Passengers; State of the art reports
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1748: Adolescent; 1747: Adult; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 1758: Child; 1571: Driver training; 1855: Driving (veh); 2231: Drunkenness; 8588: State of the art report; 8119: United Kingdom; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01100155
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 27 2008 9:49AM