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Provisional drivers' perceptions of the impact of displaying P plates
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Bates, L
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Scott-Parker, B
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Darvell, M
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Watson, B
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Objective: P plates (or decals) identify a driver's license status to other road users. They are a compulsory part of the graduated driver licensing system in Queensland, Australia, for drivers on a P1 (provisional 1) or P2 (provisional 2) license. This study explored the perceptions of young drivers regarding the display of P plates (decals) in Queensland, Australia. Methods: In this study, 226 young drivers with a provisional (intermediate/restricted) license completed a 30-min online survey between October 2013 and June 2014. t Tests were used to compare the opinions of people who displayed their plates nearly always with those who displayed them less frequently. Results: Participants approved of the requirement to display P plates with 69% of those on a P1 license and 79% on a P2 license supporting the condition to display P1 (red) plates. Participants on a P1 license (62%) and a P2 license (68%) also approved the requirement to display P2 (green) plates. However, young drivers also perceived that the display of P plates (measured from 1 = never to 5 = nearly all the time) enabled newly licensed drivers to be targeted by police and other drivers (those who do not always display P plates: M = 3.72, SD = 0.94; those who nearly always display P plates: M = 3.43, SD = 1.09). Conclusions: The study findings suggest that participants who nearly always display their P plates are more likely to report that having to display their plates resulted in them driving more carefully. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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Traffic Injury Prevention / Vol. 18, No. 8, pp.820-825
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1322697
Year
2017
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Taylor & Francis Inc.
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FoR 0902 (Automotive Engineering)
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FoR 1701 (Psychology)
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FoR 1117 (Public Health and Health Services)
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P plates
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provisional driver
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intermediate driver
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enforcement
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decal
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graduated driver licensing
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police
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ISSN: 1538-9588
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