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
Impact Speed and a Pedestrian’s Risk of Severe Injury or Death
This study examines how vehicle speed influences the probability that a pedestrian struck by a vehicle will sustain severe injuries or die.
September 2011 // Full Report PDF
The Transition to Unsupervised Driving
This study examines data from in-vehicle cameras to investigate how the driving done by new teenage drivers differs during their first few months of independent driving versus when they had learner's permits and were driving under the supervision of their parents.
September 2011 // Full Report PDF
Measuring Changes in Teenage Driver Crash Characteristics During the Early Months of Driving
This study involved 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.
September 2011 // Full Report PDF
Parents, Teens, and the Learner Stage of Graduated Driver Licensing
This report documents a unique study that involved surveying parents and placing cameras in their vehicles to investigate how parents went about supervising their teens' practice driving during the learner-permit stage of the licensing process.
October 2010 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF