Driver education has long been in the forefront of ways to deal with the young-driver problem. It enjoys wide popular sup-port and it is generally assumed that driver education graduates are superior drivers. In many States, driver education graduates can be licensed at 16, whereas without driver education, 18 is the minimum age. Despite widespread appeal of driver education, scientific evaluations indicate that it does not produce safer drivers; that is, drivers less likely to be in crashes than comparable drivers without formal training.Given the history of driver education and attempts to con-duct valid assessments over the years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reviewed driver education in America, and in other countries, critically analysed numerous evaluations, and conducted a feasibility study of research design approaches to evaluate a popular driver education curriculum. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting