Samenvatting
Young drivers are over-represented in casualty crashes, particularly in developed countries, despite road safety improvements over the last few decades. In Australia, novice drivers aged 17-25 accounted for about 15 per cent of total licensed drivers but represented over one-quarter of the total road casualties. The primary objective of this study was to examine the trend of crash rate by driver injury severity for drivers aged 17-25 living in New South Wales (NSW), Australia between 1997 and 2007. A secondary objective was to explore gender and age disparities in crash rates over the study period, irrespective of driver injury. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E218699.