Effects of age and experience on young driver crashes: Review of recent literature

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-219

  McCartt, Anne T ^a   Mayhew, Daniel R ^b   Braitman, Keli A ^a   Ferguson, Susan A ^c   Simpson, Herbert M ^b  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^b Traffic Injury Research Foundation   (Canada)

^c Ferguson International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash rates; Driving experience; Graduated driver licensing; Licensing age; Motor vehicle crashes; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149096546     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802677807     Document Type: Article

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