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Brian Tefft
Senior Researcher, Traffic Research Group
Biography
Brian Tefft joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2006. He conducts and manages research on a wide variety of traffic safety issues including driver distraction, drowsiness, and impairment; teenage drivers; pedestrian safety; and driver understanding of new vehicle technologies. His research has been published in scientific journals including Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, ITE Journal and others. Tefft holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University.
Publications
Accident Analysis & Prevention
Comparison of older and younger novice driver crash rates: Informing the need for extending Graduated Driver Licensing restrictions
2017
Impact of Drivers’ Attitudes, Decisions, and Behaviors on Traffic Safety
2017
Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age, United States, 2014-2015
December 2017 // Research Brief
Acute Sleep Deprivation and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Involvement
December 2017 // Technical Report with Fact Sheet
American Driving Survey: 2014 – 2015
December 2017 // Technical Report with Fact Sheet