Do young novice drivers overestimate their driving skills more than experienced drivers? Different methods lead to different conclusions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1660-1665

  De Craen, S ^a   Twisk, D A M ^a   Hagenzieker, M P ^a,b   Elffers, H ^c   Brookhuis, K A ^b,d  

^a SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment of skills; On road driving assessment; Road safety; Young novice drivers

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS; DRIVING SKILLS; NOVICE DRIVERS; ON-ROAD DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TASK DEMAND;

ROADS AND STREETS;

RATING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958214516     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.024     Document Type: Article

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