TEENAGE DRIVER LICENSING IN RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

Author(s)
Williams, A.F. Lund, A.K. & Preusser, D.F.
Year
Abstract

PREVIOUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT DELAYING LICENSURE REDUCES MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIES. THIS STUDY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LICENSING LAWS AND THE TIMING OF OBTAINING LICENSES. THE STATES STUDIES HAVE VARIOUS LAWS, INCLUDING MINIMUM LICENSING AGES OF 15, 16, AND 17: MINIMUM LEARNERS PERMIT AGES OF 15 AND 16: TEENAGE NIGHT CURFEWS. A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 52304 STUDENTS WAS CONDUCTED IN 75 HIGH SCHOOLS DURING THE SPRING OF 1983. THE SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; RURAL COLORADO; AND MOST OR ALL OF LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE MINIMUM AGE OF LICENSURE HAS OBVIOUS STRONG EFFECTS IN DELAYING LICENSURE. SETTING THE LEARNERS PERMIT AGE LATER ALSO APPARENTLY DELAYS LICENSURE. THE NIGHT DRIVING CURFEW IN NEW YORK STATE (9PM - 5AM) IS SEEN BY STUDENTS AS A FACTOR IN THEIR DECISIONS TO DELAY OBTAINING LICENSES; LOUISIANA'S 11PM - 5 AM CURFEW HAS A MUCH SMALLER EFFECT, IF ANY.(Author/publisher).

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I 283455 /83 / IRRD 283455
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Accident Analysis & Prevention. 1985 /04. 17(2) Pp135-45 (8 Figs.; 3 Tbls.; 12 Refs.)

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