Conference paper
The development of a package of integrated learning material to assist young learner drivers
AIRIL'97: the 2nd International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, pp.397-405
International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, 2nd (Brisbane, Australia, 20-Oct-1997–23-Oct-1997)
Queensland University of Technology, School of Civil Engineering
1997
Abstract
Young drivers, including motorcycle riders, are over-represented in crash statistics (Macdonald, Bowland, & Hancock, 1994; Swain & Blake, 1995). This has led researchers to investigate issues relating to young driver crash involvement and driving skill. Early work attempting to link these two concepts has been fraught with methodological problems that rendered the results inconclusive (Mayhew & Simpson, 1995). However, more recent and methodologically sound studies indicate: (1) that driving skills improve with experience; and (2) that more experience is related to fewer crashes (Gregersen & Bjurulf, 1996; Triggs & Smith, 1996). Forsyth (1992) quantified this relationship by suggesting that accident involvement decreases with increasing experience. In addition, there is further indication that young driver crashes are also related to individual motivational factors such as risk-taking (Triffs & Smith, 1996).
Details
- Title
- The development of a package of integrated learning material to assist young learner drivers
- Authors
- Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMegan Ferguson (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMary C Sheehan (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Contributors
- Frank Bullen (Editor)Rod Troubeck (Editor)
- Publication details
- AIRIL'97: the 2nd International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, pp.397-405
- Conference details
- International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, 2nd (Brisbane, Australia, 20-Oct-1997–23-Oct-1997)
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology, School of Civil Engineering
- Date published
- 1997
- ISBN
- 1864352418
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451498802621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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