Young and Unlicensed: Risky Driving Before Entering the Licensing System

Bridie Scott-Parker; B Watson; M J King; M K Hyde

doi:10.1080/15389588.2011.638683

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Young and Unlicensed: Risky Driving Before Entering the Licensing System

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Young and Unlicensed: Risky Driving Before Entering the Licensing System

Bridie Scott-Parker, B Watson, M J King and M K Hyde

Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.13(3), pp.213-218

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2011.638683

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learner license

novice driver

prelicense driving

provisional license

young drivers

Objective: On-road driving before gaining a valid license (prelicense driving) represents a risk for all road users. Prelicense driving among young people who obtained a provisional license within an enhanced graduated driver licensing program in Queensland, Australia, was investigated.Methods: Recently licensed drivers (n = 1032) aged 17 to 19 years (M = 17.54) completed a survey exploring their driving experiences while on their learner's license. Six months later, 355 of these drivers completed the same survey exploring their experiences on their provisional (intermediate) license.Results: Twelve percent of participants reported prelicense driving. Prelicense drivers reported significantly more risky driving as learners and provisional drivers.Conclusions: Prelicense drivers not only place themselves and other road users at risk at the time but also continue to do so through their subsequent risky driving. Prelicense driving should be discouraged, and parents should be encouraged to monitor car use and the driving behavior of their children.

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Title: Young and Unlicensed: Risky Driving Before Entering the Licensing System
Authors: Bridie Scott-Parker (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
B Watson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
M J King (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
M K Hyde (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol.13(3), pp.213-218
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2012
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.638683
ISSN: 1538-9588
Copyright note: Copyright © 2012 Taylor & Francis Inc. Reproduced with permission. This is an electronic version of an article published in Traffic Injury Prevention, 13:3. 213-218, 2012. Traffic Injury Prevention is available online at: www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15389588.2011.638683.
Grants: Understanding the relative influence of parents and peers upon young driver behaviour during graduated driver licensing, 553077, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - NHMRC
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450308802621
Output Type: Journal article

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