Post licensing measures for novice drivers in EU countries.

Author(s)
Bartl, G.
Year
Abstract

Novice drivers are involved in road accidents to a great extent. The objective of the EU-Project "DAN" (Description and Analysis of Post Licensing Measures for Novice Drivers) - finalised in March 2000 - was to elaborate recommendations, to solve this problem. The project, focussing on the situation in EU-countries, was partly financially supported by the European Commission. As a first step, a recent inventory of post licensing measures in EU-countries was established. Applied measures can be subdivided into four groups: (1) Two-phase driver training (preventive measure for all novice drivers in Luxembourg, Finland); (2) Driver improvement courses in connection with driving license on probation (rehabilitation courses for offenders only in Austria and Germany); (3) Single restrictive measures such as lower speed limits, lower alcohol level, curfew measures, etc.; and (4) Voluntary training with or without incentives (e.g. "Pass Plus"-programme in GB). Secondly, a qualitative analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the different measures was elaborated based on results of scientific studies and expert opinion.

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C 18638 (In: C 18626 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E109248
Source

In: Proceedings of the novice drivers conference, Bristol, U.K., 1 and 2 June 2000, 11 p.

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