This project documented current, relevant driver licensing practices and policies for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in order to update and expand the Driver Licensing Policies and Practices database.
March 2020 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This brief examines the relationship between hard braking events (known as rapid deceleration events (RDEs)) and safety-related outcome measures such as near crashes and declining functional abilities.
February 2020 // Research Brief
The research in this brief examines perceived social support among older drivers who have recently reduced their driving.
February 2020 // Research Brief
This study examines marijuana involvement in fatal crashes in Washington State before and after recreational use of cannabis became legal in the state.
January 2020 // Research Brief
This research brief examines the ways to develop a sentinel surveillance system.
December 2019 // Research Brief
This report presents the results of state-by-state analysis identifying the specific legislative, regulatory and/or resource changes required for states to align with recommended policies and practices.
December 2019 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This research examines driver behavior when driving vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as adaptive cruise control or lane-keep assist. Information regarding driver behaviors was drawn from two naturalistic driving studies.
December 2019 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This study examines people’s perceptions and expectations of automated vehicle (AV) technologies. While there is a relatively large volume of literature studying people’s perceptions of AVs, there has been limited attention paid to the source of their distrust and discomfort.
December 2019 // Research Brief
This research brief reviews the current scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of existing and emerging countermeasures against distracted driving.
November 2019 // Research Brief
This research brief examines the direct effects of driving comfort on self-regulation and the role of driving comfort combined with age, sex, and perceived abilities in predicting four of the most common self-regulatory driving situations.
November 2019 // Research Brief