National Survey of Child Passenger Safety Technicians on the LATCH System, United States, 2013
This report presents the results of a survey of Child Passenger Safety Technicians regarding opportunities to improve the ease of use of the LATCH system in motor vehicles.
February 2014 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Evaluating LATCH System Ease of Use and Key Features in New Vehicles
This report presents recommendations for improving the ease of use of the LATCH system for securing child safety seats in vehicles, based on human factors analysis and an expert workshop.
November 2013 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Timing of Driver’s License Acquisition and Reasons for Delay among Young People in the United States, 2012
This study investigates the ages at which young people obtain driver’s licenses, as well as reasons for delaying licensure among those who do not obtain a license before turning 18.
August 2013 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Improving Parental Supervision of Novice Drivers Using an Evidence-Based Approach
This report describes the development of a training session developed for parents of new teenage drivers to help them to mentor and guide their teens effectively as they learn how to drive.
August 2013 // Full Report PDF
Graduated Driver Licensing Research Review, 2010 – Present
This report summarizes recent research on Graduated Driver Licensing for young novice drivers, highlighting the results of recent studies as well as questions still in need of further research.
November 2012 // Full Report PDF
Characteristics of Fatal Crashes Involving 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers with Teenage Passengers
A companion study to Teen Driver Risk in Relation to Age and Number of Passengers, this study investigates the characteristics of teen driver crashes involving teenage passengers in the vehicle.
October 2012 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Teen Driver Risk in Relation to Age and Number of Passengers
This study investigates how teen drivers' crash risk changes when they are carrying passengers compared with driving by themselves in relation to the number of passengers in the car and the ages of the passengers.
May 2012 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Keeping Seniors Safe and Mobile – An Evaluation of a Local Drive Test Option
This research examines the crash rates of older drivers in the state of Iowa who were granted special restricted driver's licenses that only allowed driving in certain areas close to home.
April 2012 // Full Report PDF
Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers
The research presented in this report investigates the prevalence and risk of various distracted driving behaviors among newly-licensed teenage drivers observed using in-vehicle video cameras.
March 2012 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Measuring Changes in Teenage Driver Crash Characteristics During the Early Months of Driving
In-depth examination of how rates of involvement in specific types of crashes change over time as new drivers gain experience, to improve our understanding of how driver education and graduated driver licensing systems could better prepare new drivers to drive independently.
September 2011 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF