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Title: Risky Driving or Risky Drivers? Exploring Driving and Crash Histories of Illegal Street Racing Offenders
Accession Number: 01153360
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Illegal street racing has received increased attention in recent years from road safety professionals and the media as jurisdictions in Australia, Canada, and the United States have implemented laws to address the problem, which primarily involves young male drivers. Although some evidence suggests that the prevalence of illegal street racing is increasing, obtaining accurate estimates of the crash risk of this behavior is difficult because of limitations in official data sources. Although crash risk can be explored by examining the proportion of incidents of street racing that result in crashes, or the proportion of all crashes that involve street racing, this paper reports on the findings of a study that explored the riskiness of involved drivers. The driving histories of 183 male drivers with an illegal street racing conviction in Queensland, Australia, were compared with a random sample of 183 male Queensland drivers with the same age distribution. The offender group was found to have significantly more traffic infringements, license sanctions, and crashes than the comparison group. Drivers in the offender group were more likely than the comparison group to have committed infringements related to street racing, such as speeding, “hooning,” and offenses related to vehicle defects or illegal modifications. Insufficient statistical capacity prevented full exploration of group differences in the type and nature of earlier crashes. It was concluded, however, that street racing offenders generally can be considered risky drivers who warrant attention and whose risky behavior cannot be explained by their youth alone.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01329015
Report/Paper Numbers: 10-1983
Language: English
Authors: Leal, NeridaWatson, BarryArmstrong, KerryPagination: pp 16-23
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780309160537
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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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: Jan 25 2010 10:55AM
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