Search Results for young or inexperienced drivers
Cannabis Use Among Drivers Suspected of Driving Under the Influence or Involved in Collisions: Analysis of Washington State Patrol Data
...positive for THC only. Non-collision-involved drivers arrested for DUI were most commonly under the influence of alcohol at 0.08 g/dL or above (30%). Among these drivers, 20 percent had a...
May 2016 Technical Report | Report Summary
Self-Reported Risky Driving in Relation to Changes in Amount of Driving During the COVID-19 Pandemic
...drivers—4%—reported that they had increased their driving during the pandemic. This group was younger than the others (median age 39) and majority male (64%). Drivers who reported increasing their driving...
February 2022 Research Brief
Self-Regulation of Driving by Older Adults: A LongROAD Study
...a way to help older drivers maintain independence and extend the period over which they can safely drive. However, questions remain about: whether older drivers can correctly adjust their driving...
December 2015 Technical Report | Report Summary
Medical Fitness to Drive and a Voluntary State Reporting Law
The Problem Over 27 million Americans are 70 years old or older. An estimated 20 million of them are licensed drivers. Over 500,000 drivers aged 70 and older were involved...
October 2008 Technical Report | Report Summary
Temporal Trends in Indicators of Traffic Safety Culture among Drivers in the United States, 2009–2012
...a cell phone has consistently hovered around two-thirds Each year, the majority of drivers reports never driving without a seatbelt The proportion of drivers who report that drivers’ speeding on...
August 2013 Technical Report | Report Summary
Characteristics of Fatal Crashes Involving 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers with Teenage Passengers
...16- and 17-year-old drivers increases by 44% when carrying one passenger younger than 21, doubles with two, and quadruples with three or more, compared with driving alone Another AAA Foundation...
October 2012 Technical Report | Report Summary
Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess the Prevalence of Environmental Factors and Driver Behaviors in Teen Driver Crashes
...of all crashes involve driver distraction, with 7% of those (1% of all crashes) involving distraction related to cell phone use. Driver education and training should teach young drivers to...
March 2015 Technical Report | Report Summary
Musculoskeletal Conditions and Related Driving Reduction Among Older Drivers: A LongROAD Study
This research brief utilized data from the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study to examine the effect of lifetime musculoskeletal condition diagnoses on driving reduction in the past year...
November 2017 Research Brief
Objectively Derived and Self-Reported Measures of Driving Exposure and Patterns Among Older Adults: AAA LongROAD Study
...crash risk of older drivers relative to other age groups. It also provides a context for understanding the process of self-regulation, whereby older drivers reduce their exposure to driving conditions...
January 2019 Research Brief
Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Examine Teen Driver Behaviors Present in Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2007-2015
...driver distraction, with 7% of those (1% of all crashes) involving distraction related to cell phone use. Driver education and training should teach young drivers to avoid taking excessively long...
June 2016 Technical Report | Report Summary