Teen Driver Safety & Graduated Driver Licenses

This book examines graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs which have been widely credited with contributing to recent declines in teen crash fatalities. Evaluations of GDL have demonstrated a 20%-40% reduction in crash risk for the youngest drivers. GDL programs provide longer practice periods, limit driving under high-risk conditions for newly licensed drivers and require greater participation of parents in their teens' learning-to-drive process.

Preface; Drivers Aged 16 or 17 Years Involved in Fatal Crashes - United States, 2004-2008; Teen Driver Safety: Additional Research Could Help States Strengthen Graduated Driver Licensing Systems; Teen Driver Crashes: A Report to Congress, July 2008 (NHTSA); Graduated Driver Licensing System; 2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Driver Education & Graduated Driver Licensing; National Evaluation of Graduated Driver Licensing Programs; Evaluation & Compliance of Passenger Restrictions in a Graduated Driver Licensing Program; Evaluation of Oregon's Graduated Driver Licensing Program: Final Report; Index.