01133870

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/161810.aspx

Young drivers pose particular risks in traffic—especially when they are impaired by alcohol or other drugs. Many different factors are linked to the problem of young impaired drivers: access to alcohol and drugs, access to vehicles, cultural characteristics, and the geography of a given area. In order to explore the risks posed by young impaired drivers and how these risks might be ameliorated, the Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee of the Transportation Research Board convened a workshop to discuss these issues as they relate to traffic safety in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The workshop was held on June 3–4, 2008, at the National Academies’ Jonsson Conference Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This report provides an overview of the workshop as well as the background papers prepared for the workshop. The papers are organized under the following six headings: The Nature of the Problem; Characteristics of Young Drinkers, Drivers, and Crashes; Prevention and Intervention Strategies: Laws and Regulations Affecting Traffic Safety Among Young Drivers; Prevention and Intervention Strategies: Strategies on College Campuses and in the Military; Enforcement Strategies; and Technological Approaches.

English

254p

2009-6

Transportation Research Circular

Young Impaired Drivers: The Nature of the Problem and Possible Solutions

Web

Appendices (2) ; Figures; References; Tables

Campuses; Countermeasures; Crashes; Drugged drivers; Drunk drivers; Impaired drivers; Law enforcement; Laws; Military organizations; Regulations; Risk assessment; Strategic planning; Technology; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety; Workshops

Australia; Canada; Europe; United States

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jul 15 2009 3:32PM

• A Review of the Young Impaired Driver Problem in Australia, with a Particular Focus on New South Wales
• Alcohol Monitoring Technologies: Applications for Youth and Young Impaired Drivers
• Crash Types: Markers of Increased Risk of Alcohol-Involved Crashes Among Teen Drivers
• Criminal Sanctions for Young Impaired Drivers
• Drink Driving and Drug Driving Enforcement Strategies in Australia
• Effects of 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws on Alcohol-Related Driving in the United States
• Effects of a College Community Campaign on Drinking and Driving with a Strong Enforcement Component
• Females and Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes: Exposure-Adjusted Trends
• History and Effects of Graduated Licensing and Zero Tolerance
• Lack of Information from National Surveys: What We Still Need to Learn About Transition Teens
• Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors That Predict Impaired and Other Risky Driving: Findings from a Longitudinal Study
• Single-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Youth: Trends and a Preliminary Analysis of the Role of Graduated Driver Licensing Laws
• The Consequences of Providing Drinkers with BAC Information on Assessments of Alcohol Impairment and Drunk-Driving Risk
• The Impact of Underage Drinking and Related Laws on Youth Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes
• The Nature of the Young Impaired Driver Problem in Europe
• The Perspective on Campus
• The Potential for Nighttime Enforcement and Seat Belt Law Upgrades to Impact Alcohol-Related Deaths Among High-Risk Occupants
• Young DUI Offenders Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment
• Young Impaired Driver Involvement in Fatal Crashes
• Young Impaired Drivers: The Nature of the Problem and the Strategies Being Used in the Military