Effects of Age and Experience on Young Driver Crashes: Review of Recent Literature

McCartt, Anne Taylor; Mayhew, D R; Braitman, Keli A.; Ferguson, Susan A.; Simpson, H M

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“…The effect of age on young driver crashes has been widely studied, with a consensus that the novice teenage drivers were more likely to engage in risky driving 39 and had higher crash rates than older teenage drivers. 28,39 However, it is unclear if early driving licensure will lead to risky driving such as DWI or if this association is simply a product of opportunity (eg, earlier licensure increases opportunities to drive and drink), or if there is something about those who get licensed early, such as a general pattern of precocious behavior or a lack of parental supervision, that also contributes to the likelihood of DWI.…”

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“…Previous research indicates that teenage drivers have noticeably higher crash rates than do older drivers, and crash rates in the first year of driving are substantially higher than in the second and third years, especially for adolescents. 28 Furthermore, states with policies that delay licensure may also have more strict laws about drinking and driving and may have stronger enforcement of those laws. Fifth, traffic safety and public health would benefit from multidimensional and multilevel interventions including educational, environmental, and policy measures that would delay underage drinking beyond the age of 21 years, 42 coupling the application of graduated driving licensing laws with use-and-lose laws (laws that allow for the suspension of a driving license for underage alcohol violations including purchase, possession, or consumption).…”

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“…Other research indicates that younger teenage novice drivers had higher crash rates compared with older drivers, partiallyduetoyoungerdriverinexperience 28 and underestimation of risky driving situations such as driving after drinking. 29 A review suggested that teenage crash rates are associated with age at licensure and driving experience (length of licensure).…”

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“…29 A review suggested that teenage crash rates are associated with age at licensure and driving experience (length of licensure). 28 Another previous study indicated that early licensure promoted some teenagers' risky driving behaviors such as speeding and switching lanes to weave through slower traffic. 30 However, it is unclear whether early driving licensure is predictive of DWI in teenagers.…”

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Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and Driving While Impaired

Simons-Morton

Vaca

et al. 2014

Pediatrics

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Motor vehicle crashes, heavy drinking, and drug use are serious, interactive health concerns for the teenage population. Teenage alcohol-impaired driving behaviors are associated with heavy drinking, parenting practices, and exposure to drinking and driving.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Earliness of exposure to alcohol/drug impaired driving (DWI) and early licensure were independent risk factors for teenage DWI. A strong, positive dose-response existed between DWI and amount of prior exposure to DWI in the form of riding with an impaired driver. abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between driving while alcohol/ drug impaired (DWI) and the timing and amount of exposure to others' alcohol/drug-impaired driving (riding while impaired [RWI]) and driving licensure timing among teenage drivers. METHODS:The data were from waves 1, 2, and 3 (W1, W2, and W3, respectively) of the NEXT Generation Study, with longitudinal assessment of a nationally representative sample of 10th graders starting in 2009-2010. Multivariate logistic regression was used for the analyses.RESULTS: Teenagers exposed to RWI at W1 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 21.12, P , .001), W2 (AOR = 19.97, P , .001), and W3 (AOR = 30.52, P , .001) were substantially more likely to DWI compared with those reporting never RWI. Those who reported RWI at 1 wave (AOR = 10.89, P , .001), 2 waves (AOR = 34.34, P , .001), and all 3 waves (AOR = 127.43, P , .001) were more likely to DWI compared with those who never RWI. Teenagers who reported driving licensure at W1 were more likely to DWI compared with those who were licensed at W3 (AOR = 1.83, P , .05). CONCLUSIONS:The experience of riding in a vehicle with an impaired driver increased the likelihood of future DWI among teenagers after licensure. There was a strong, positive dose-response association between RWI and DWI. Early licensure was an independent risk factor for DWI. The findings suggest that RWI and early licensure could be important prevention targets. Pediatrics 2014;133:620-626

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“…Mccartt et al [16] showed that age and experience have important and independent effects on crash risk. The studies consistently found that teenage drivers had dramatically higher crash rates than older drivers.…”

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A statistical look at gender and age differences as related to the injury crash type on low-volume roads

Russo¹,

Biancardo²,

Busiello³

et al. 2013

Safety and Security Engineering V

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The research presented here is addressed to develop only one safety performance function (SPF) from the perspective of driver gender for three identified main crash types (head-on/side collisions, rear-end collisions, single-vehicle run-offroad crashes) that is able to predict the injury crash rate on low-volume roads. According to the crash police reports, it came in sight that males and females differ in terms of their psychological attributes and, consequently, their response to the crash risk can change producing different effects on the severity.The analysis was divided into two phases: the first deals with SPF calibration, while the second concerns SPF validation. A total length of 355 km was used in the first phase involving 5 years of the crash database (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007), to a total of 95 injury crashes which led to 136 injuries (63% male only drivers, 8% female only drivers and 29% female+male drivers) and 9 deaths (78% male only drivers and 22% female+male drivers). A total length of 295 km was used in the second phase involving 3 years of the crash database (2008)(2009)(2010), to a total of 73 injury crashes which led to 120 injuries (68% male only drivers, 4% female only drivers and 28% female+male drivers) and 4 deaths (75% male only drivers and 25% female+male drivers). GEE was adopted to calibrate SPF. Mean width, mean speed at each analyzed road segment, and a numerical variable "SLEH" reflecting the identified road "Surface" (dry/wet), "Light" conditions (day/night), geometric "Element" (tangent segment/circular curve) and "Human" factors (gender/age/number drivers) all together when the crash happened, were introduced in the predictive safety model looking toward gender and age drivers.

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Changing Drivers’ Cognitive Characteristics at Twilight in Freight Transportation

Прасоленко

Burko

Chumachenko

2022

Smart Technologies in Urban Engineering

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Effects of Age and Experience on Young Driver Crashes: Review of Recent Literature

Abstract: The findings lend support to delaying licensure among teenagers in the United States, where licensure commonly is allowed at age 16, and to graduated licensing systems that phase in unsupervised driving during high-risk situations as teenagers gain independent driving experience.

Cited by 245 publications

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Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and Driving While Impaired

Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and Driving While Impaired

A statistical look at gender and age differences as related to the injury crash type on low-volume roads

Changing Drivers’ Cognitive Characteristics at Twilight in Freight Transportation

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