Fatal crash-involved drivers of passenger vehicles were identified in the Fatality Analysis
Reporting System for the period 1990 through 1995. Each driver was categorized as being …

Youthful age is a major personal characteristic associated with increased crash risk. The
crash rates of young drivers are markedly higher than those of other age groups, including …

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and acquired disability during the first
four decades of life. While teen drivers have the highest crash risk, few studies examine the …

While over the past decades the population of younger drivers has been decreasing, their
crash rates have increased. Past research has associated their higher crash rates to societal …

BACKGROUND: Crash risk is highest during the first months after licensure. Current
knowledge about teenagers' driving exposure and the factors increasing their crash risk is …

Accurate measures of novice driving risk are needed to identify teens for targeted
interventions and are also needed to evaluate teen driving safety interventions …

In the US, 16 and 17 year-old drivers have horrendous motor vehicle crash rates. Young
teen drivers are also vastly over-involved in fatal traffic crashes. In order to better understand …

OBJECTIVES: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent deaths. Programs
and policies should target the most common and modifiable reasons for crashes. We …

This paper examines differences in the adolescent psychosocial and problem behavior
characteristics of individuals who have stable-low, increasing, stable-high and decreasing …

Objective—To review trends and risk factors in fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) for drivers
aged 15–20 years. Methods—Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 1988 to 1995 …