Introduction: Peer pressure is a main factor influencing risky driving behavior in young
people. Most empirical studies have focused either on direct or indirect peer pressure, and …

The study deals with the relationship between young drivers' perceptions of the peer
pressure experienced from passengers in the car and their subsequent driving patterns …

Peer passengers are associated with risky driving behaviour and increased collision rate in
young drivers, but the mechanism by which young drivers are influenced by their peers is …

Objective Serious crashes are more likely when teenage drivers have teenage passengers.
One likely source of this increased risk is social influences on driving performance. This …

This driving simulator study aimed to investigate (1) effects of peer passengers on a variety
of risky driving measures, and (2) moderating effects of inhibitory control on these peer …

In 2 studies, college students were socially influenced to be risky or not in a driving
simulation. In both studies, confederate peers posing as passengers used verbal persuasion …

Although many countermeasures have been implemented in Europe, young drivers
continue to have a high rate of involvement in car crashes. Their crash rate is higher in …

Purpose Young novice drivers are at considerable risk of injury on the road, and their
behaviour appears vulnerable to the social influence of their friends. Research was …

Peer passengers are a significant risk factor for young drivers to experience adverse driving
outcomes. However, few studies have manipulated social evaluation contexts and individual …

The present study examined the relations between gender, the parental bond, resistance to
peer influence, and risky driving. In particular, the mediating role of resistance to peer …