Unlicensed driving among California high school seniors

Heck, Katherine E.; Sousa, Carla; Hanna, Christian L.; Nathaniel, Keith

doi:10.32398/cjhp.v6i2.1307

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“…In contrast, the probability of having a serious traffic accident leading to death increases when drivers have invalid driving licenses. This finding is in line with conclusions of many scholars [54,55], confirming that unlicensed drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal traffic accidents than licensed drivers, and the severity of such accidents is therefore high.…”

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An Investigation into Unsafe Behaviors and Traffic Accidents Involving Unlicensed Drivers: A Perspective for Alignment Measurement

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Road traffic plays a vital role in countries’ economic growth and future development. However, traffic accidents are considered a major public health issue affecting humankind. Despite efforts by governments to improve traffic safety, the misalignment between the policy efforts and on-ground infringements, distractions and breaches reflect the regulatory failure. This paper uses the Bayesian network method to investigate unsafe behaviors and traffic accidents involving unlicensed drivers as a perspective for the regulatory alignment assessment. The findings suggest that: (1) unlicensed drivers are more likely to have unsafe driving behaviors; (2) the probability of being involved in a severe traffic accident increases when the drivers are unlicensed and decreases in the case of licensed drivers; (3) young drivers are noticeably more likely to engage in unsafe behaviors, usually leading to serious injuries and deaths, when their driving licenses are invalid; (4) women are more likely to engage in right-of-way violations and to have collisions with no serious injuries, contrary to unlicensed men drivers, who are involved in other types of traffic accidents resulting in serious injuries.

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confidence: 91%

An Investigation into Unsafe Behaviors and Traffic Accidents Involving Unlicensed Drivers: A Perspective for Alignment Measurement

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“…Previous research has indicated that being Black and living in poor neighborhoods is associated with driving without having gotten a license. Our results replicated those findings; however, the difference in unlicensed driving we found in NC between Black and White drivers is about half what Elliot et al (2008) reported for a nationally representative sample and minuscule in comparison with the differences reported by Heck et al (2008).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Most US states have adopted GDL systems to reduce the high crash rates of young, inexperienced drivers. Extensive research has documented the benefits of GDL for 16- and 17-year-old novice drivers (Foss et al 2001 ; Shope 2007 ; Shope et al 2001 ; Williams 2017 ; Williams & Shults 2010 ; Williams et al 2012 ). Nonetheless, some have speculated that GDL might contribute to the prevalence of unlicensed driving.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, Black and Hispanic teens, and those living in rural areas or city centers, were more likely to report having driven without a license. Heck et al (2008) conducted a survey of a convenience sample of high-school seniors in California and also found that both driving and unlicensed driving varied widely by race/ethnicity. Black and Latino respondents were only one-third as likely as non-Hispanic Whites to report any driving.…”

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Unlicensed driving among young drivers in North Carolina: a quasi-induced exposure analysis

2022

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Background Little is known about the prevalence of driving among teenagers who have not yet obtained a license. The primary objective of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of unlicensed driving among young drivers using the quasi-induced exposure (QIE) approach and to determine whether unlicensed driving was more common among minority and lower-income teenagers. Additionally, we examined whether unlicensed driving among adolescents increased following the implementation of a graduated driver licensing (GDL) system and whether GDL differentially affected minority and low-income adolescents. Methods Using North Carolina crash and driver license data, we identified 90,267 two-vehicle crashes from 1991 through 2016 where only one driver was considered contributory and the non-contributory driver was a White or Black 16 or 17 years old. In the QIE approach, these non-contributory young drivers are assumed to be representative of all adolescents driving in the state during this time period. The prevalence of unlicensed driving among adolescents by age and year was estimated by identifying the proportion of non-contributory drivers who had never been licensed by the time of their involvement in these two-vehicle crashes. We further conducted logistic regression analyses to examine the likelihood of a non-contributory young driver being unlicensed as a function of race, neighborhood income level, and licensing era (prior to or after GDL was implemented). Results During the 26 years for which data were available, the mean annual prevalence of unlicensed driving was 1.2% for 16-year-olds and 1.7% among 17-year-olds. Young Black drivers and individuals living in lower-income neighborhoods were somewhat more likely to drive before obtaining a license, but the rates of unlicensed driving among these groups were also quite low. Unlicensed driving increased slightly for 17-year-olds following the implementation of GDL, but returned to previous levels after a few years. Conclusion Unlicensed driving among adolescents in North Carolina is substantially less common than suggested by previous self-report studies and analyses of fatal crash data.

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“…Pre-Licence drivers are on the road without any demonstrated knowledge of road rules, or skills and abilities in hazard perception, car control and safe road use (Heck et al 2008). Therefore they may pose a threat not only to their own safety but also to that of other road users.…”

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confidence: 99%