Development of a provisional licensing program for new California drivers : executive summary.

Author(s)
Brown, E. Carpenter, D.W. Furtado, B.F. Lindholm, K.H. & Gates, L.
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Abstract

This report documents the development of a provisional licensing program for original California driver's license applicants. The impetus for considering alternative licensing procedures was the high accident and traffic- conviction rates characteristic of new drivers. An initial provisional licensing model was developed, following consideration of traffic safety literature on new drivers and a review of provisional licensing programs implemented or piloted in other states and countries. Further refinements were made following an analysis of comments solicited from a number of individuals in various traffic- safety disciplines, and following an Independent Survey of California public opinion. It was recommended that a limited pilot be conducted with original "minor" applicants to determine thee traffic-safety effectiveness of the final program model. The primary model includes a one-year distinctive provisional license, a youth-oriented driver improvement program, various restrictions for young problem drivers, the encouragement of parental participation in training new young drivers, driver's manuals for new drivers, and a variety of operational changes, including a mandatory instruction permit. Other options and less comprehensive models with lower ongoing costs were also presented for management consideration. (A)

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B 19048 /83/
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Sacramento, California State Department of Motor Vehicles, 1980, 9., ref.; CAL-DMV-RSS-79-73

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