Journal article
Provisional drivers' perceptions of the impact of displaying P plates
Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.18(8), pp.820-825
2017
Abstract
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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- Title
- Provisional drivers' perceptions of the impact of displaying P plates
- Authors
- Lyndel Bates (Author) - Griffith UniversityBridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawMillie Darvell (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyBarry Watson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.18(8), pp.820-825
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1080/15389588.2017.1322697
- ISSN
- 1538-9588; 1538-9588
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451189102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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