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Enhancing Our Understanding of Teen-Driver Crashes

JAMA Pediatrics, 2014
Whileprogresshasbeenmade in reducing thenumberof teens killedinmotorvehiclecrashes,crashescontinuetobetheleading causeofdeathfor teens intheUnitedStates.1Thehighcrashrate for teens isowing in largepart to theirlackofdrivingexperience.2,3 Continued identificationof specific characteristicsof teens that leadtoelevatedcrashriskcan informinterventions ...
Dennis R, Durbin, Jessica, Mirman, Allison, Curry   +2 more
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Graduated driver licensing and teen traffic fatalities

Journal of Health Economics, 2005
Over the last 8 years, nearly every state has introduced graduated driver licensing (GDL) for teens. These new licensing procedures require teen drivers to advance through distinct stages where they are subject to a variety of restrictions (e.g., adult supervision, daytime driving, passenger limits).
Thomas S, Dee, David C, Grabowski, Michael A, Morrisey   +2 more
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How Risky Are ADHD Teen Drivers? Analysis of ADHD Teen Drivers Using Naturalistic Driving Data

Journal of Transport & Health, 2018
Background Teens diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are involved in higher number of crashes (4 times higher) than non-ADHD teens. However, the specific behavioral factors behind this large discrepancy are largely unknown.
Gayatri Ankem, Charlie Klauer, Thomas Ollendick, Thomas Dingus, Feng Guo   +4 more
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Identifying Implementation Drivers for Teen Sexual Health Education Curricula

Health Promotion Practice, 2021
This article focuses on examining the implementation of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in a select school district. Results are presented based on the following implementation drivers: (1) actions taken by leadership to make decisions, provide guidance, and support how the school site and community-based organizations are ...
Aleena Glinski, Jenny Cox, Michel F. Lahti   +2 more
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Graduated Driver Licensing and Teen Fertility

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
This paper evaluates the effect of implementing nighttime driving curfews and passenger restrictions mandated by graduated driver licensing (GDL) on teen fertility. Both components of GDL potentially restrict the freedom and mobility of minor drivers by requiring adult supervision, and therefore reduces opportunities to become pregnant.
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The Effects of Teen Passengers on Teen Driver Speeds and Headways

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2005
This observational study investigated teen driving as a function of passenger presence and passenger gender. Vehicles were observed leaving high school parking lots at dismissal time, and the apparent age (teen or adult) and gender of drivers and passengers were recorded.
Neil Lerner, Jeremiah Singer, Bruce Simons-Morton   +2 more
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Intersection Behavior of Novice Teen Drivers and Experienced Adult Drivers

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2005
Most unintentional deaths among 16-17 year olds are due to motor vehicle crashes; crash rates for teens are highest for novice teen drivers during the first six months and 1,000 miles after licensure. To date, no on-road research efforts have documented the initial deficits in driving skills for novice teen drivers and improvements with experience. In
Erik C. B. Olsen, Bruce G. Simons-Morton, Suzanne E. Lee, Vicki L. Neale   +3 more
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Teen perceptions of good drivers and safe drivers: implications for reaching adolescents

Injury Prevention, 2009
Objective: To understand definitions of the phrases “good driver” and “safe driver” among teen pre-drivers and early drivers in order to appropriately tailor messages about driving safety. Design: Qualitative study using freelisting, an ...
F K, Barg, S, Keddem, K R, Ginsburg, F K, Winston   +3 more
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Teen driver licensure provisions, licensing, and vehicular fatalities

Journal of Health Economics, 2019
Between 1996 and 2015, vehicular fatalities per capita involving 16- to 17-year-old drivers declined by 68.7%. During this same period, states enacted teen driver licensure provisions in an á la carte fashion, now collectively referred to as graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs, that restricted teen driving. While the literature demonstrates that '
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Teen Driver Crashes: A Report to Congress

2008
12 p. : ill.
Compton, Richard P., Ellison-Potter, Patricia, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   +2 more
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