Search Results - subject:"Young drivers"

Car ownership, mileage, and risky driving among young intermediate drivers

Scott-Parker, Bridie; Watson, Barry C.; King, Mark J.; … - 2011

Introduction: Young drivers are at greatest risk of injury or death from a car crash in the first six months of … 2, most young drivers owned their vehicle. Novices who drove more kilometres and who spent more hours each week driving …

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Mileage, car ownership, experience of punishment avoidance and the risky driving of young drivers

Scott-Parker, Bridie; Watson, Barry C.; King, Mark J.; … - 2011

Objective: Young drivers are at greatest risk of injury or death from a car crash in the first six months of … independent driving. Results: Most young drivers in Survey 2 reported owning a vehicle and paying attention to Police presence …

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The prevalence and characteristics of self-reported dangerous driving behaviours among a young cohort

Palk, Gavan R.; Freeman, James E.; Gee Kee, Alita; … - 2010

involvement.---------- Methods: A total of 717 young drivers in Queensland voluntarily completed a questionnaire to investigate …

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Elicitiing the beliefs of young drivers about driving risks: An analysis of two methodologies

Ferguson, Catherine; Cohen, Lynne; Pooley, Julie Ann; … - 2009

that facilitate behaviour change. This paper presents research that elicited the beliefs of young drivers using two … methodologies. First, twelve young drivers, students at a college providing vocational education in the South West of Western … years. Interviews were conducted using open questioning to determine young drivers' beliefs about the risks of driving. In …

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Are cell phone laws in the U.S. effective in reducing fatal crashes involving young drivers?

Lim, Siew Hoon; Chi, Junwook - In: Transport Policy 27 (2013) C, pp. 158-163

reduced fatal crashes involving young drivers, but there was insufficient evidence that complete cell phone bans targeting … only young drivers reduced fatal crashes. In addition, the effect of graduated licensing programs was insignificant for the …

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Competing or complementing: Driver education and graduated driver licensing

Bates, Lyndel J.; Watson, Barry C.; King, Mark J. - 2006

Driver education and graduated driver licensing are two countermeasures designed to help reduce the crash risk of young novice drivers. However, while driver education enjoys popular support there is a lack of evidence confirming that it reduces crash risk. In contrast, research has suggested...

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