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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Teen drivers"”.
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The Effectiveness of Graduated Driver Licensing in the United States
… reduces the per capita rate of crashes for teen drivers in New Jersey. However, no statistical difference was seen in the rate of fatalities in teen driver crashes. The per capita rate of violations for 16 and 17 year old drivers was lower after GDL, but the rate of point-carrying violations …
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Newly Licensed Teenaged Drivers: A Field Study Evaluation of Eye Glance Patterns on Straight Road Segments
There is extensive evidence indicating that teenaged drivers are over-represented in automobile crashes. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds, accounting for over 40% of all fatalities for this age group. Although teen drivers account for only 6.3% of the driving …
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Evaluation of Driver Performance While Making Unprotected Intersection Turns Utilizing Naturalistic Data Integration Methods
… visual entropy and peak speed differs amongst drivers of the three age-groups (older, middle-age, teens) in the presence of traffic in the intersecting streams while negotiating a left turn. Although not significant, but approaching significance, were differences in gap acceptance times, with …
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Utilizing the Social Norms Theory for Mitigating Teen Driver Distraction
Driver distraction contributes significantly to teensâ crash risks. Parents and peers are important social referents for teens, that significantly influence their driving behaviours, including distracted driving. There has been a growing interest in using interventions based on the Social Norms …
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Measurement Error Adjustment in the Offset Variable of a Poisson Model
… accidents is the main cause of death among teenagers in the US. Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. The Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program is one effective policy for reducing the number of teenage car crashes. Our study focuses on how the GDL program adopted by …