Fatal Crashes Involving Young Unlicensed Drivers in the U.S

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• Personal Author:
  Hanna CL ; Laflamme L ; Sheppard MA ; Taylor DM
• Description:
  Introduction: Young unlicensed drivers' involvement in fatal crashes is a recurrent problem in the United States. Methods: This descriptive study extracted cross-sectional data on fatal crashes from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System from 1998 to 2002. Young unlicensed driver fatal crashes are examined by age, gender, and region. Results: There were 2,452 young unlicensed driver fatal crashes representing 10.8% of all young drivers' fatal crashes. By age, 72.5% are over 15 years, males are involved in 74.5%, and southern and western states have a higher percent of young unlicensed driver fatal crashes. Conclusions: Subgroups of young people based on their age, gender, and region are over-represented in fatal crashes as unlicensed drivers. Further studies are needed to investigate the context and factors of young unlicensed drivers, essential to tailor interventions. Impact on industry: Young unlicensed drivers circumvent the established licensing process and pose a serious threat to themselves and other road users. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Age-factors Age-groups Children Divers Injuries Injury-prevention Risk-analysis Risk-factors Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  385-393
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031996
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2006 Oct; 37(4):385-393
• Contact Point Address:
  Michigan Public Health Institute, 2438 Woodlake Circle, Suite 240, Okemos, MI 48864
• Email:
  channa@mphi.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20080929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:96542534764ceac8dd55bde9e4d73e1491ad1b0112a709d2b46dad91be34222e5afc84e08ea9ed447049be54d558ab289aaa3d091b47b7746113c7281305e6c6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186092/cdc_186092_DS1.pdf
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