Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes

Curry, Allison E.; Hafetz, Jessica; Kallan, Michael J.; Winston, Flaura Koplin; Durbin, Dennis R.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2010.10.019

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“…2 As inexperienced drivers, teenagers commonly make errors that contribute to their high crash rate, including driving too fast for conditions, inadequate visual scanning of the road (driver is paying attention to driving but fails to see a hazard), and driving while distracted. [3][4][5] Distracted driving occurs when a driver diverts attention away from the driving task and instead to "an object, person, task, or event not related to driving." 6 As teenage cell phone ownership and texting have become ubiquitous in the United States, 7,8 distracted driving because of texting while driving (TWD) has emerged as an important teenage driver safety issue.…”

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Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students

2013

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Distracted driving due to texting while driving (TWD) has emerged as an important teenage safety issue. Previous studies have shown that the self-reported prevalence of TWD among teenagers varies widely. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:In 2011, 45% of US high school students aged $16 years reported TWD during the past 30 days. TWD was positively associated with other risky motor vehicle behaviors; this association strengthened as frequency of TWD increased. abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of texting/e-mailing while driving (TWD) and association of TWD with other risky motor vehicle (MV) behaviors among US high school students.METHODS: Data were used from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention' s 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which assessed TWD during the 30 days before the survey among 8505 students aged $16 years from a nationally representative sample of US high school students. TWD frequency was coded into dichotomous and polychotomous variables. Logistic regression assessed the relationship between TWD and other risky driving behaviors, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, and sex. RESULTS:The prevalence of TWD on $1 days during the 30 days before the survey was 44.5% (95% confidence interval: 40.8%-48.2%). Students who engaged in TWD were more likely than their non-TWD counterparts to not always wear their seatbelt (prevalence ratio; 95% confidence interval: 1.16; 1.07-1.26), ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (1.74; 1.57-1.93), and drink alcohol and drive (5.33; 4.32-6.59). These other risky MV behaviors were most likely to occur among students who frequently engaged in TWD.CONCLUSIONS: Nearly half of US high school students aged $16 years report TWD during the past 30 days; these students are more likely to engage in additional risky MV behaviors. This suggests there is a subgroup of students who may place themselves, their passengers, and others on the road at elevated risk for a crash-related injury or fatality by engaging in multiple risky MV behaviors. Pediatrics

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Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students

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“…Also, parents' concern over the "other drivers on the road" is likely misplaced. A study of serious crashes involving teen drivers found that when driver error contributed to a crash involving a teen driver, the teen made the error 79% of the time (Curry et al, 2011); another study found three-quarters of teens involved in non-fatal crashes were at fault (Braitman et al, 2008).…”

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Teen driving in rural North Dakota: A qualitative look at parental perceptions

Gill¹,

Shults²,

Cope³

et al. 2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens in the United States. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs allow new drivers to gain driving experience while protecting them from high-risk situations. North Dakota was one of the last states to implement GDL, and the current program does not meet all of the best practice recommendations. This study used qualitative techniques to explore parents' perceptions of the role teen driving plays in the daily lives of rural North Dakota families, their understanding of the risks faced by their novice teen drivers, and their support for GDL. A total of 28 interviews with parents of teens aged 13-16 years were conducted in four separate rural areas of the state. During the face-to-face interviews, parents described their teens' daily lives as busy, filled with school, sports, and other activities that often required traveling considerable distances. Participation in school-sponsored sports and other school-related activities was highly valued. There was nearly unanimous support for licensing teens at age 14½, as was permitted by law at the time of the interviews. Parents expressed that they were comfortable supervising their teen's practice driving, and few reported using resources to assist them in this role. Although few parents expressed concerns over nighttime driving, most HHS Public Access Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript parents supported a nighttime driving restriction with exemptions for school, work or sportsrelated activities. Despite many parents expressing concern over distracted driving, there was less consistent support among parents for passenger restrictions, especially if there would be no exemptions for family members or school activities. These findings can assist in planning policies and programs to reduce crashes among novice, teen drivers, while taking into account the unique perspectives and lifestyles of families living in rural North Dakota.

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“…Novice drivers, regardless of age, tend to make many errors [7] and crash at high rates [28]. Fortunately, nearly all drivers eventually learn to drive in a reasonably safe and responsible manner.…”

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“…Novices have particularly high crash rates in the months just after licensure that decline rapidly for about 6 months and/or 1000 miles and then more slowly for years [3][4][5]. While novices presumably make many judgment errors due to inexperience and young age [6,7], they also experiment with risky driving behaviors [8]. Moreover, relative to older drivers, novices are easily distracted from the driving task [9].…”

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Teen Driving Risk and Prevention: Naturalistic Driving Research Contributions and Challenges

Simons‐Morton

Ehsani

Gershon

et al. 2017

Safety

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Naturalistic driving (ND) methods may be particularly useful for research on young driver crash risk. Novices are not safe drivers initially, but tend to improve rapidly, although the pace of learning is highly variable. However, knowledge is lacking about how best to reduce the learning curve and the variability in the development of safe driving judgment. A great deal has been learned from recent naturalistic driving (ND) studies that have included young drivers, providing objective information on the nature of crash risk and the factors that contribute to safety critical events. This research indicates that most learners obtain at least the amount of practice driving recommended and develop important driving skills. Unfortunately, most learners are not exposed during training to more complex driving situations and the instruction provided by supervising parents is mostly reactive and may not fully prepare teens for independent driving. While supervised practice driving is quite safe, crash rates are high during the first six months or so of independent driving then decline rapidly, but remain high for years relative to experienced drivers. Contributing factors to crash risk include exposure, inexperience, elevated gravitational-force event rates, greater willingness to engage in secondary tasks while driving, and social influence from peer passengers. The findings indicate the need and possible objectives for improving practice driving instruction and developing innovative prevention approaches for the first year of independent driving.

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Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes

Cited by 198 publications

References 28 publications

Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students

Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students

Teen driving in rural North Dakota: A qualitative look at parental perceptions

Teen Driving Risk and Prevention: Naturalistic Driving Research Contributions and Challenges

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