- Author
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Harrington, D. M.
- Title
- Young Driver Follow-Up Study: An Evaluation of the Role of Human Factors in the First Four Years of Driving. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Department of Motor Vehicles, CA
- Sponsor
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Report
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Highway Research Report 38,
September 1971,
245 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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human factors engineering
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accidents
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evaluation
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education
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training
- Identifiers
- longitudinal driving record; prediction of driving record; evaluation of driver education and training; interview of high and low accident subjects
- Abstract
- The sample consisted of 13,915 persons who were 16 or 17 years of age when licensed in five California counties in 1962-1963. This study described the driving record of the sample during their first four years of driving, and correlated their driving record with other biographical data. Department of Motor Vehicle files supplied information on accident and conviction record. For those with fatal or injury accidents, California Highway Patrol accident reports yielded data on the circumstances surrounding the accidents. The research staff visited the public high schools attended by the subjects, and collected various data from the permanent records. A third source of data was a mail questionnaire requesting biographical and driving data sent to the subjects after they had been driving for three or four years. The fourth source of data was from personal interviews with 443 high and low accident subjects. Data was collected on biographical factors, attitudes, driving behavior, self-description via an adjective list, and a personality test.