Reducing Fatal Crash Risk Among Teenaged Drivers: Structuring an Effective Graduated Licensing System

Article Abstract:

States that have graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs should prevent teenagers from driving after 10 p.m., and from driving with teenaged passengers all the time. GDL programs usually have three stages through which a 16- or 17-year-old driver must pass. The first requires constant supervision by an older driver and progressively fewer restrictions in the second and third stages. According to a study published in 2000, teenagers who drive with other teen passengers or who drive after 10 p.m. are more likely to die in a car crash. If any state does not have a GDL program, parents should place these restrictions on their teenage drivers.

Editorial, Prevention, Traffic safety

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Initial Effects of Graduated Driver Licensing on 16-Year-Old Driver Crashes in North Carolina

Article Abstract:

The number of fatal automobile crashes among teenage drivers in North Carolina dropped 57% after the state implemented a graduated driver licensing program in 1997. Graduated driver licensing begins with supervised driving for a year followed by unsupervised driving at certain times, and then unsupervised driving at all times.

North Carolina

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Graduated Driver Licensing in Michigan: Early Impact on Motor Vehicle Crashes Among 16-Year-Old Drivers

Article Abstract:

The number of teenage drivers in Michigan who were involved in a car crash dropped 28% after the state implemented graduated driver licensing in 1997. Graduated driver licensing begins with supervised driving at all times, followed by unsupervised driving only during the day, and then unsupervised driving at all times.

Michigan

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