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YOUNG DRIVER ACCIDENT RATES REVISITED

Alan J. B. Kirk, Nikiforos Stamatiadis

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Over the past decades, the population of younger drivers has been continuously decreasing. Despite this decrease, their crash rates have increased over the same period and young drivers were involved in more fatal crashes than any other age group. Past research has associated the higher crash rates of younger drivers to their societal influences and youthful behavior. Younger drivers may, as a result of their limited driving experience and high risk taking behavior, cause more crashes. Given this background the objective of this research was to identify the specific driving maneuvers whose unsuccessful undertaking resulted in specific types of crashes involving younger drivers. The crash analysis was conducted with crash records from the Kentucky State Crash Database for the years 1994-1996.

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Over the past decades, the population of younger drivers has been continuously decreasing. Despite this decrease, their crash rates have increased over the same period and young drivers were involved in more fatal crashes than any other age group. Past research has associated the higher crash rates of younger drivers to their societal influences and youthful behavior. Younger drivers may, as a result of their limited driving experience and high risk taking behavior, cause more crashes. Given this background the objective of this research was to identify the specific driving maneuvers whose unsuccessful undertaking resulted in specific types of crashes involving younger drivers. The crash analysis was conducted with crash records from the Kentucky State Crash Database for the years 1994-1996.

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Over the past decades, the population of younger drivers has been continuously decreasing. Despite this decrease, their crash rates have increased over the same period and young drivers were involved in more fatal crashes than any other age group. Past research has associated the higher crash rates of younger drivers to their societal influences and youthful behavior. Younger drivers may, as a result of their limited driving experience and high risk taking behavior, cause more crashes. Given this background the objective of this research was to identify the specific driving maneuvers whose unsuccessful undertaking resulted in specific types of crashes involving younger drivers. The crash analysis was conducted with crash records from the Kentucky State Crash Database for the years 1994-1996.

Key concepts: Crash, Population, Poison control, Demography, Injury prevention, Human factors and ergonomics, Forensic engineering, Psychology

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