NTL Record

Title Preliminary evaluation of the North Carolina graduated driver licensing system : effects on young driver crashes
Record ID 10583
Source 10p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publisher University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Publication Date 20000700
Language English
Abstract In December 1997, North Carolina became the second state to enact a comprehensive Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system. The purpose of the GSL is to reduce young driver crashes by introducing beginning drivers to the full range of driving experience in stages, thereby allowing them to obtain needed experience and develop maturity. This report describes changes in young driver motor vehicle crashes following enactment of the GDL program. The authors examined information about crashes involving drivers of passenger vehicles which was obtained from the North Carolina Crash Data File for 1997 and 1999. By 1999, nearly all 16 year-old drivers in North Carolina had begun their driving experience under the GDL program as opposed to the previous system. Preliminary analyses indicate that the North Carolina GDL program is having the anticipated effect on young driver crashes.
Rosap ID dot:4791
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4791
TRT Terms Teenage drivers; Graduated licensing; Fatalities; Injuries; Crash data
General Subjects Accident data; Driver licensing; Evaluation; Graduated driver licensing; North Carolina; Teenage drivers; Traffic accidents
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety;
NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics;
NTL - LAWS AND REGULATIONS - State Laws and Regulations;
AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY
Geographical
Coverage
North Carolina
OCLC 48413301
TRIS Online
Accession No
00808874
Contract Number DTNH22-94-H15148
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/10000/10500/10583/gdlpdf.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository