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Effectiveness of Teenage Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure

Author : Disi Tian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Effectiveness of Teenage Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure written by Disi Tian and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teenage drivers are at a disproportionate risk of fatal and serious injuries due to motor vehicle crashes. A Field Operational Test (FOT) funded by MnDOT used the Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) smartphone application to collect real-time driving performance data from a cohort of approximately 300 teen drivers, recruited in early 2013, who were monitored over a 12-month period after licensure. Study results showed the TDSS application’s success in reducing instances of speeding for the two groups that received feedback, compared to teens who received no coaching or parental involvement, was influential in reducing kinematic driving events, e.g., hard braking. This five-year follow-up investigation of the long-term outcomes of the TDSS FOT cohort aimed to determine the frequency of state-recorded traffic citations and crashes along with these drivers’ self-reported driving behaviors and attitudes. Of the original cohort, 251 agreed to be contacted for future studies and 150 were successfully recruited into the follow-up study. A re-examination of the FOT risky driving distributions divided into tertiles (low, moderate, high) found overdispersion of control group teens in the high risky tertiles compared to the two TDSS intervention groups, particularly for speeding-related behaviors and texting. The tertile risk level of early risky driving (e.g., speeding, hard braking) was found to significantly predict long-term safety outcomes for traffic violations/tickets. However, the sample size for crashes among the over sample was too small to determine if the mediating effect of the TDSS on early risky driving resulted in long-term reductions in crashes.

Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test

Author : Janet I. Creaser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test written by Janet I. Creaser and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although teen drivers make up a small percentage of the U.S. driving population, they are at an especially high risk of being involved in a crash. Factors that contribute to teen drivers’ risk include their lack of experience and their tendency to engage in unsafe behaviors such as speeding, driving aggressively, or using a cell phone while behind the wheel. To help teen drivers stay safe on the road, we developed the Teen Driver Support System (TDSS), a smartphone-based system that provides real-time, in-vehicle feedback to teens about their risky behaviors--and reports the behaviors to parents via text message if teens don’t heed the system’s warnings. The TDSS provides geographically specific, real-time feedback to a teen driver at the time unsafe driving behavior occurs so that behaviors can be immediately corrected. This report documents a 12-month field operational test of the system involving 300 newly licensed teens driving on Minnesota roads. The test included a control group that received no feedback, a treatment group that received only TDSS in-vehicle feedback, and a second treatment group that received both TDSS in-vehicle and TDSS parental notifications. Research results indicate an overall safety benefit of TDSS, demonstrating that in-vehicle monitoring and driver alerts, coupled with parental notifications, is a meaningful intervention to reduce the frequency of risky driving behaviors that are correlated with novice teen driver crashes. In particular, the system was shown to be an effective strategy for reducing excessive speeds when used with parental feedback and potentially even without parental involvement.

Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Novice Teen Driver Support System (TDSS)

Author : Janet I. Creaser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (844 download)

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Book Synopsis Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Novice Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) by : Janet I. Creaser

Download or read book Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Novice Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) written by Janet I. Creaser and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities. A Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) was developed by the ITS Institute that can allow parents to accurately monitor their teen's driving behavior in relation to known risk factors and Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) provisions. The TDSS, based on a teen's smart phone, provides real-time, contextual in-vehicle feedback to the teen about his or her driving behavior and helps parents monitor certain known risk factors. The system does not allow incoming or outgoing phone calls (except 911) or texting while driving. Feedback to the teen driver includes visual and auditory warnings about speeding, excessive maneuvers (e.g., hard braking, cornering), and stop sign violations. The TDSS prototype also monitors seat belt use and detects the presence of passengers (e.g., based on GDL provisions), two known factors that increase the risk of fatalities among teen drivers. The TDSS can also be programmed to monitor driving during the GDL curfew or a curfew set by parents. A usability review of the prototype TDSS using 30 parent-teen dyads from Washington Country, MN, found that teens and parents held favorable opinions about most of the TDSS functions. Teens and parents both felt that use of the system early in licensure may result in the adoption of safer driving habits even after the system is removed from the vehicle. Several recommendations to improve the system's usability are made based on the results.

Preventing Teen Motor Crashes

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309104017
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Preventing Teen Motor Crashes written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-02-23 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a public health perspective, motor vehicle crashes are among the most serious problems facing teenagers. Even after more than six months of being licensed to drive alone, teens are two to three times more likely to be in a fatal crash than are the more experienced drivers. Crash rates are significantly higher for male drivers, and young people in the United States are at greater risk of dying or being injured in an automobile than their peers around the world. In fact, in 2003 motor vehicle crashes was the leading cause of death for youth ages 16-20 in the United States. Understanding how and why teen motor vehicle crashes happen is key to developing countermeasures to reduce their number. Applying this understanding to the development of prevention strategies holds significant promise for improving safety but many of these efforts are thwarted by a lack of evidence as to which prevention strategies are most effective. Preventing Teen Motor Crashes presents data from a multidisciplinary group that shared information on emerging technology for studying, monitoring, and controlling driving behavior. The book provides an overview of the factual information that was presented, as well as the insights that emerged about the role researchers can play in reducing and preventing teen motor crashes.

Not So Fast

Author : Tim Hollister
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 161373901X
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Not So Fast written by Tim Hollister and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing fully updated advice to parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers, this second edition of Not So Fast will help to guide and empower readers. Parents will learn priceless information in teaching teenagers how to evaluate the circumstances of every driving trip, how to say "no" when necessary, how to prepare a "flight plan" for each drive, and how to put safety before convenience. Parents will also benefit by understanding the real dangers and risks in teen driving by recognizing the limits of driver training programs and will thus becoming more informed and proactive in their supervisory role. Current statistics, updated research, and additions dealing with hands-free devices as well as drowsy driving, make this new edition a valuable resource for anyone concerned about teen drivers. Proceeds from sales will support a memorial fund—set up in honor of Hollister's son, Reid, who was killed in an automobile accident in 2006—which subsidizes education and other traffic safety causes.

Establishing a Methodology to Evaluate Teen Driver-training Programs

Author : Tammy E. Trimble
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Establishing a Methodology to Evaluate Teen Driver-training Programs written by Tammy E. Trimble and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The goal of this research project was to develop a methodology to assist the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) in the evaluation of effectiveness of teen driver education programs over the short and long terms. The research effort was divided into two phases. Phase I focused on the development of an evaluative methodology that was based upon a review of the relevant literature and Wisconsin-specific policies and available data sources. This review culminated in a program assessment tool focused on four contributing areas of teen driver training and education: 1) Guardian Involvement; 2) Driver Education and Training Curricula Requirements; 3) GDL Coordination; and 4) Instructor Qualifications. The proposed methodology was presented to the Project Oversight Committee and was validated through two rounds of pilot testing using materials provided by programs and schools under the oversight of both WisDOT and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The resulting methodology informed the Phase II implementation plan recommendations. Work products included within this report are an annotated bibliography; a knowledge base documenting best practices and Wisconsin-specific data sources; a methodology that may be used to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of driver-training programs as they relate to the demonstrated safety and behavior of teen drivers in Wisconsin; and a three-phase implementation plan."--Technical report documentation page.

Driver Education and Teen Crashes and Traffic Violations in the First Two Years of Driving in a Graduated Licensing System

Author : Duane F. Shell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Driver Education and Teen Crashes and Traffic Violations in the First Two Years of Driving in a Graduated Licensing System written by Duane F. Shell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our primary research question was whether teens obtaining their level two Provisional Operators Permit (POP) in a Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) environment through driver education differed in crashes and traffic violations from teens who obtained their POP by completing a certification log without taking driver education. A descriptive epidemiological study examining a census of all teen drivers in Nebraska (151,880 teens, 48.6% girls, 51.4% boys) during an eight year period from 2003 - 2010 was conducted. The driver education cohort had significantly fewer crashes, injury or fatal crashes, violations, and alcohol-related violations than the certification log cohort in both years one and two of driving following receipt of the POP. Hierarchical logistic regression was conducted, controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, median household income, urban-rural residence, and age receiving the POP. In both year one and two of driving, teens in the certification log cohort had higher odds of a crash, injury or fatal crash, violation, or alcohol-related violation. Findings support that relative to a supervised driving certification log approach, teens taking driver education are less likely to be involved in crashes or to receive a traffic violation during their first two years of driving in an intermediate stage in a graduated driver licensing system. Because teen crash and fatality rates are highest at ages 16 and 17, these reductions are especially meaningful. Driver education appears to make a difference in teen traffic outcomes at a time when risk is highest" (page 2).

Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible

Author : Manuel "Manny" Moncivais
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1645690121
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible written by Manuel "Manny" Moncivais and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IF YOU DRIVE A VEHICLE, YOU NEED THIS BOOK! Here's the deal. We have a huge problem and it must be corrected immediately! From 2000 to 2018, we have had 768,828 people killed in United States in auto accidents (from National Safety Council's Accident Facts)! The past three years (2016""2018), we have had over 40,000 fatalities each year! These are the most in the past nine years, which tells me our training system is not working! This is UNACCEPTABLE! If you drive a vehicle, you need to go through this training! It will be one of the most important books you will ever read! How many of these people would have said they were good drivers? Yes, almost all of them! Fact: 25 percent of all fatal auto accidents are DUI accidents. The other 75 percent of the fatal accidents I classify as sober-related accidents! A problem this book will address in simple detail. Fact: The only way you would attend a driver safety course is by receiving a citation; you attend the class and say, "This was a great refresher. I'm glad I took it." This is not a refresher but a survival course! The solution to preventing these staggering statistics is retraining the 210 million drivers on the road with a fundamental, focus-concept training with accident situations. This training is intended to make you a proactive driver versus a reactive driver! Being reactive, most of the time, is too late! I have done much research and developed simple analogies, concepts, and accident-possibility situations that will change your mindset and driving behavior every time you get behind the wheel. Driving Institute of America (DIA) wants to make you a DIA-Certified Teen Driver versus just a teen driver! There is a huge difference! Your life is worth a whole lot more than the cost of this book! You will understand that every time you get behind the wheel, YOU ARE ENTERING THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN THE WORLD""THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS! Never forget this! 100 PERCENT FOCUS AND SAFE DRIVING! "You saved my life three different ways!" ""Dee D., Austin, TX "I've been a driver for over thirty years and this training taught me some life-saving skills!" ""Matt T., Leander, TX "I definitely think everyone who drives a vehicle absolutely needs this training!" ""Tom J., Cedar Park, TX "It definitely made our teen more responsible by completing all the certifications. It was an eye opener!" ""Shorouk N., Austin, TX "Thank you, this information has helped me so much and it made me more attentive to my own driving habits." ""Deni H., Austin, TX "Yes, I believe everyone who completes this training will be a much more knowledgeable and safer driver." ""Karen E., Spokane, WA

Teen Driver Safety

Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781974592005
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Teen Driver Safety written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Teen drivers ages 16 to 20 have the highest fatality rate of any age group in the United States. As a result, states have increasingly adopted laws to limit teen driving exposure, such as Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) systems, which consist of three stages: a learner's permit allowing driving only under supervision; intermediate licensure allowing unsupervised driving with restrictions; and full licensure. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), supports state teen driver safety programs by researching teen driver safety issues, working to limit teens' access to alcohol, promoting seat belt use, and encouraging states to implement GDL systems. This requested report identifies (1) key GDL system requirements and the extent to which state programs include these requirements, and (2) challenges states face to improve teen driver safety and how states and NHTSA have addressed the challenges. GAO examined state GDL systems, visited six states, and interviewed federal and state traffic safety officials and other experts."

The Effect of Passengers on Teen Driver Behavior

Author : Arthur H. Goodwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book The Effect of Passengers on Teen Driver Behavior written by Arthur H. Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of studies have shown that passengers substantially increase the risk of crashes for young, novice drivers. This increased risk may result from distractions that young passengers create for drivers. Alternatively, the presence of passengers may increase the likelihood of teenage drivers engaging in explicitly risky behaviors, for example, by actively encouraging drivers to take risks. A better understanding of how transporting peers contributes to young driver increased crash risk will help develop strategies to reduce this risk. NHTSA analyzed data collected through an earlier naturalistic driving study (Goodwin, Foss, Margolis, & Waller, 2010). Over a 6-month study period, event-based data recorders collected 24,085 driving clips, of which 4,466 were selected for analysis. The sample included 52 drivers: 38 newly licensed teens and 14 high-school-age siblings. Risky driving behaviors by teenage drivers were more common while they were driving in the presence of teenage peers. Teenage drivers were two-and-a-half times more likely to engage in one or more potentially risky behaviors when driving with one teenage peer compared to when driving alone. When driving with multiple teenage peers the likelihood increased to 3 times. Some of the mechanisms commonly thought to explain the increased crash risk when carrying passengers were rare, such as instances of deliberate encouragement for the drivers to take risks. Rather, helpful statements on the part of passengers were 10 times more common than statements encouraging risk-taking behavior. These findings suggest the mere presence of peers may have influenced risky driving behaviors more than deliberate encouragement. Several potential distractions were common when teenage peers were present. Loud conversation was 5 times more likely and horseplay was 9 times more likely with multiple teenage passengers in the vehicle compared to when a parent/adult was present. Other distractions, such as loud music and electronic device use, were less common in the presence of passengers. This study had several limitations. First, teens may have changed their driving behavior because of the presence of the data recorders. Second, the sample was small, included a disproportionate percentage of females, and was overrepresented by families with higher-level educations and higher incomes. These sample characteristics suggest caution in generalizing the findings to teenage drivers broadly.

Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers

Author : Donald L Fisher
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466587024
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers written by Donald L Fisher and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a growing body of research and targeted remediation, teenage and novice drivers continue to be six to nine times more likely to die in a crash than they are when they are just a few years older. The World Health Organization reports that road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death globally among 15 to 19 year olds. In light of these crash statistics, understanding the teen driver problem remains of paramount public health importance around the world. The Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers: Research, Practice, Policy, and Directions provides critical knowledge for a broad range of potential readers, including students, teachers, researchers in academics, industry and the federal government, public policy makers at all levels, insurance companies and automobile manufacturers, driving instructors, and parents and their teens.

Effectiveness of a One-day Educational Program for Young Traffic Offenders

Author : Joy Raybourn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Effectiveness of a One-day Educational Program for Young Traffic Offenders written by Joy Raybourn and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Develping Driving Support Systems to Mitigate Behavioral Risk Patterns Among Teen Drivers

Author : Shawn Thomas Brovold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Develping Driving Support Systems to Mitigate Behavioral Risk Patterns Among Teen Drivers written by Shawn Thomas Brovold and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Peer-to-Peer Traffic Safety Campaign Program

Author : Laura Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book A Peer-to-Peer Traffic Safety Campaign Program written by Laura Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to implement a peer-to-peer driver's safety program designed for high school students. This project builds upon an effective peer-to-peer outreach effort in Texas entitled Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS), the nation's first peer-to-peer driving safety program run by teens for teens. This program is based on the idea that teens will pay more attention to ideas that are presented by their peers than to those that come from adults. The peer-to-peer traffic safety campaign program empowers high school students to create methods of outreach to their peers. The implementation of this project followed that of the TDS high school program developed by the Texas Transportation Institute, and was assessed using a case-control experimental design across two urban and two rural Montana high schools that included approximately 2,700 students. Results did show some early success in improving teens awareness of the most dangerous risk factors for teen drivers. Moreover, the program was found to be effective in reaching even those teens in the schools that were not affiliated with the program. These results were more prominent in the rural group than the urban group. However, self-reported driving behaviors did not reflect this change (except for an increase in seatbelt usage). Urban teens reported being influenced most by their peers, closely followed by a parent, whereas rural teens reported being nearly equally influenced by their peers and a parent. Another key finding was that the effectiveness of certain types of peer-to-peer media, such as posters, differed by school size.

Not So Fast

Author : Tim Hollister
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781613738993
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Not So Fast written by Tim Hollister and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt hazards. Providing fully updated and expanded advice, this second edition of Not So Fast empowers and guides parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers. Coauthors Tim Hollister, a father who lost his teenage son in a crash, and Pam Shadel Fischer, a nationally known traffic safety expert who is also a mother of a teen driver, prove that supervision before driving is as important to lowering crash rates as teaching teens how to turn at a busy intersection. This authoritative guide tackles hot-button issues such as texting and distracted driving, parenting attitudes (conscious and unconscious), and teen impairment and fatigue--and includes a combination of topics not found in other teen driving guides, such as how brain development affects driving, evaluating the circumstances of every driving trip, and the limits of driver training programs. Current research and statistics and additions dealing with hands-free devices and drowsy driving make this new edition a valuable resource for anyone concerned about teen drivers. Proceeds from the sale of this book support the Reid Hollister Memorial Fund, which subsidizes infant and toddler education in greater Hartford, Connecticut, and worthy traffic safety causes.

Teen Driver Safety

Author : Susan A. Fleming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Teen Driver Safety written by Susan A. Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen drivers ages 16 to 20 have the highest fatality rate of any age group in the United States. As a result, states have increasingly adopted laws to limit teen driving exposure, such as Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) systems, which consist of three stages: a learner's permit allowing driving only under supervision; intermediate licensure allowing unsupervised driving with restrictions; and full licensure. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), within the Department of Transportation (DOT), supports state teen driver safety programs by researching teen driver safety issues, working to limit teens' access to alcohol, promoting seat belt use, and encouraging states to implement GDL systems. This requested report identifies (1) key GDL system requirements and the extent to which state programs include these requirements; and (2) challenges states face to improve teen driver safety and how states and NHTSA have addressed the challenges. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined state GDL systems, visited six states, and interviewed federal and state traffic safety officials and other experts. GAO recommends that NHTSA conduct additional research on teen driver safety requirements such as entry age, passenger and nighttime driving restrictions, and driver education to help identify the optimum provisions of GDL systems. DOT officials reviewed a draft of this report and concurred with our recommendation. Appended are: (1) Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; (2) Recommended GDL Requirements; (3) Requirements of a GDL System and State Driver Safety Provisions; and (4) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 5 tables, 3 figures, and 58 footnotes.).

Safe Young Drivers

Author : Phil Berardelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967519166
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Safe Young Drivers written by Phil Berardelli and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To teenagers, a driver's license is the equivalent of the Holy Grail. Driving is cool. Unfortunately, most driver education classes offered in high schools and commercial driving schools aren't thorough enough to teach teenagers what they need to know when they take the wheel of a two-ton vehicle. Most kids have only a few hours of actual road experience when they get their license. That inexperience can be lethal. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death and injury for 15- to 19-year-olds in the United States. Author Phil Berardelli believes parents have no choice but to teach their kids how to drive. He taught his own two daughters, and with his book "Safe Young Drivers: A Guide for Parents and Teens", he can help parents to teach their own kids. In "Safe Young Drivers", Berardelli takes parents and teens from the empty parking lot to the crowded highway with the use of skill-building exercises, instructive illustrations and common-sense advice. He provides 10 steps for helping students acquire basic driving skills. As they master each set of skills, they move to the next. Good attitude is as important as good skills, so Berardelli also offers five themes: Clear the way, learn the limits, share the road, think ahead, and feel the road. By adopting the attitude of a responsible driver, Berardelli says, students may actually compensate for the lack of driving skills and can avoid dangerous road situations altogether. Designed for parents who are willing to take the time to teach their teenagers to drive, "Safe Young Drivers" helps parents tailor driving lessons according to the ability and maturity levels of the teen. Some sections are addressed to parents, and othersto teens. Teaching kids to drive takes dedication and time, but Berardelli's book makes the task easier. It also can save lives!