Changes in collision rates among novice drivers during the first months of driving

Mayhew, D R; Simpson, H M; Pak, Anita W P

doi:10.1016/s0001-4575(02)00047-7

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“…Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury among American teenagers, resulting in more than 3,000 deaths per year (Mayhew et al, 2003;McCartt, Shabanova, & Leaf, 2003;Shope, 2006 (IIHS, 2007). This number represents more than a third of all deaths of 16-to 18-year-olds (Chen, Baker, Braver & Li, 2000;IIHS, 2004).…”

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The Impact of an Event-Triggered Video Intervention on Rural Teenage Driving

McGehee

Carney

Raby

et al. 2007

Proceedings of the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle

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Summary: This study examines the ability of an event-triggered video system to extend parental involvement into the independent driving phase of newly licensed teen drivers. The system provides both immediate feedback and a 20-second video clip, giving the teen driver and their parent the opportunity to review and learn from their mistakes as well as good responses. The event-triggered video system was placed in the vehicles of 25 teen drivers (ages 16-17) for 57 weeks. The first nine weeks established a within-subject baseline; no parental or system feedback was given during this time. During the next 40 weeks, feedback was provided to the teen driver in the form of a blinking LED on the camera and a weekly report card mailed to the parents. The report showed the driver's weekly and cumulative performance regarding unsafe behaviors and seatbelt use relative to the other participants. The last eight weeks was a second baseline period. Results revealed two distinct groups: one that triggered few events and one that triggered many events. Combining this emerging technology with parental weekly review of safety-relevant incidents resulted in a significant and lasting decrease in events for most of the teens that triggered many events.

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The Impact of an Event-Triggered Video Intervention on Rural Teenage Driving

McGehee

Carney

Raby

et al. 2007

Proceedings of the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle

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“…Furthermore, the training lasted only 24 minutes per participant, whereas driving skill is developed during years of driving experience (Mayhew et al, 2003). Other training interventions aimed at improving young drivers' mental model of hazards (e.g., Fisher et al, 2006) seem effective in improving novices' visual search in hazardous situations.…”

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“…Crash rates are highest in the first months of independent driving and decline as drivers gain experience (Mayhew, Simpson, & Pak, 2003). Many studies have shown differences in visual search behavior between experienced and novice drivers (e.g., Underwood, Chapman, Brocklehurst, Underwood, & Crundall, 2003).…”

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Investigating the Effect of a Visual Search Task for Simulator-Based Driver Training

Leeuwen

Happee

Winter

2013

Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design : Dr

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Summary:Novice drivers tend to direct their gaze to the road ahead and not scan the environment properly. This study investigated the training effectiveness of a visual search task in a driving simulator, aimed at increasing young drivers' spread of visual search. Two groups of inexperienced drivers were instructed to drive as accurately as possible in the center of the right lane in a self-paced driving task of four 6-min sessions in a rural environment. While driving, one group performed a visual search task, consisting of detecting and fixating on visual stimuli in the peripheral area. The stimuli were purple dots that faded in slowly and disappeared when fixated by the participant. After training, both groups drove a transfer session in an urban environment, in which various hazardous situations occurred. Results showed that both groups improved their lane keeping performance, whereas the training group became more proficient in the visual search task. However, in the transfer session no group differences were detected. In conclusion, despite improvements in visual search performance during a relatively short training period, the visual search training did not detectibly influence the spread of visual search of novice drivers during a post training transfer session.

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“…Event-based data recorders were placed in the vehicles of participating families at the outset of the learner stage so parent and teen behaviors during practice sessions could be directly observed. The data recorders were returned to family's vehicles during the initial 6 months of unsupervised driving, a very high-risk time for new drivers (Masten & Foss 2010;Mayhew, Simpson, & Pak 2003). The data reported in the present study are from this initial period of independent driving.…”

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The Effect of Passengers on Teen Driver Behavior

Goodwin¹,

Foss²,

O’Brien³

2012

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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Type of Report andFinal ReportPeriod Covered Sponsoring Agency Code Supplementary Notes16. Abstract A number of studies have shown that passengers substantially increase the risk of crashes for young, novice drivers. This increased risk may result from distractions that young passengers create for drivers. Alternatively, the presence of passengers may increase the likelihood of teenage drivers engaging in explicitly risky behaviors, for example, by actively encouraging drivers to take risks. A better understanding of how transporting peers contributes to young driver increased crash risk will help develop strategies to reduce this risk. NHTSA analyzed data collected through an earlier naturalistic driving study (Goodwin, Foss, Margolis, & Waller, 2010). Over a 6-month study period, event-based data recorders collected 24,085 driving clips, of which 4,466 were selected for analysis. The sample included 52 drivers: 38 newly licensed teens and 14 high-school-age siblings.Risky driving behaviors by teenage drivers were more common while they were driving in the presence of teenage peers. Teenage drivers were twoand-a-half times more likely to engage in one or more potentially risky behaviors when driving with one teenage peer compared to when driving alone. When driving with multiple teenage peers the likelihood increased to 3 times. Some of the mechanisms commonly thought to explain the increased crash risk when carrying passengers were rare, such as instances of deliberate encouragement for the drivers to take risks. Rather, helpful statements on the part of passengers were 10 times more common than statements encouraging risk-taking behavior. These findings suggest the mere presence of peers may have influenced risky driving behaviors more than deliberate encouragement.Several potential distractions were common when teenage peers were present. Loud conversation was 5 times more likely and horseplay was 9 times more likely with multiple teenage passengers in the vehicle compared to when a parent/adult was present. Other distractions, such as loud music and electronic device use, were less common in the presence of passengers.This study had several limitations. First, teens may have changed their driving behavior because of the presence of the data recorders. Second, the sample was small, included a disproportionate percentage of females, and was overrepresented by families with higher-level educations and higher incomes. These sample characteristics suggest caution in generalizing the findings to teenage drivers broadly. A number of studies have shown that passengers substantially increase the risk of a crash for young, novice drivers. However, little is known about the mechanisms by which passengers influence teen driver behavior. The increased risk of a crash may result from distractions that young passengers inevitably create for drivers. Alternately, the presence of passengers may increase the likelihood of explicitly risky driving behaviors. Whether passengers actively encourage the driver to take risks -or ...

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Changes in collision rates among novice drivers during the first months of driving

Cited by 441 publications

References 3 publications

The Impact of an Event-Triggered Video Intervention on Rural Teenage Driving

The Impact of an Event-Triggered Video Intervention on Rural Teenage Driving

Investigating the Effect of a Visual Search Task for Simulator-Based Driver Training

The Effect of Passengers on Teen Driver Behavior

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