01045474

Monograph

http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11814

Following a series of tragic deaths involving teen drivers and passengers in metropolitan Washington, DC in October 2004, the Committee on Adolescent Health and Development of the National Research Council reviewed the emerging research on teen driving. The Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council, in collaboration with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, pursued an initiative to examine the research within a broad interdisciplinary forum. From this internal consultation a proposal for a national workshop emerged. This workshop brought together safety experts with others from a broad array of disciplines. The workshop was held at the National Academies, in Washington, DC, May 2006. This report summarizes the committee's assessment of what transpired at the workshop and highlights some of the views expressed by workshop speakers or participants. Chapter headings for the report are as follows; 1. Introduction - A Critical Health Problem; 2. The Anatomy of Crashes Involving Young Drivers; 3. Characteristics of Adolescents That Can Affect Driving; 4. Strategies to Improve Safety; 5. Moving Forward.

English

75p

2007

9780309104012

Print

Appendices (1) ; Figures; References; Tables

Adolescents; Behavior; Countermeasures; Crash characteristics; Driving; Fatalities; Health hazards; Highway safety; Human characteristics; Human factors in crashes; Passengers; Prevention; Public health; Research; Social sciences; Strategic planning; Teenage drivers; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Workshops

Interdisciplinary approach

Washington (District of Columbia)

Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 27 2007 11:30AM