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Title: Young, Inexperienced, and on the Road: Do Novice Drivers Comply with Road Rules?
Accession Number: 01371357
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The graduated driver licensing (GDL) program in Queensland, Australia, was considerably enhanced in July 2007. This paper explores the compliance of young learner and provisional (intermediate) drivers with current GDL requirements and general road rules. Unsupervised driving, learner logbook accuracy, and experiences of punishment avoidance were explored as was speeding as a provisional driver. Participants (609 females, 423 males; M = 17.43 years) self-reported their sociodemographic characteristics, driving behaviors, and licensing experiences as learners. Six months later, a subset of participants (238 females, 105 males) completed another survey that explored their provisional behaviors and experiences. Although the majority of participants reported compliance with both the GDL requirements and general road rules, such as stopping at red lights on their learner license, a considerable proportion reported speeding. Furthermore, they reported becoming less compliant during the provisional phase, particularly with speed limits. Self-reported speeding was predicted by the following variables: younger age at licensure, being in a relationship, driving unsupervised, submitting inaccurate learner logbooks, and speeding as a learner. Enforcement and education countermeasures should focus on curtailing noncompliance, targeting speeding in particular. Novice drivers should be encouraged to comply with all road rules, including speed limits, and safe driving behaviors should be developed and reinforced during the learner and early provisional periods. Novice drivers have been found to model their parents’ driving, and parents are pivotal in regulating novice driving. It is vital that young novice drivers and parents alike be encouraged to comply with all road rules, including GDL requirements.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01472277
Report/Paper Numbers: 12-1012
Language: English
Authors: Scott-Parker, BridieWatson, BarryKing, Mark JHyde, Melissa KPagination: pp 98–106
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 9780309263177
Media Type: Print
Features: References; Tables
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 8 2012 4:59PM
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