Teen Driving Risk: The Promise of Parental Influence and Public Policy

Author:

Beck Kenneth H.1,Hartos Jessica,Simons-Morton Bruce2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park

2. Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland

Abstract

An analysis is presented of adolescent driving risk, the advantages of graduated licensing programs, and the potential for parent-based programs to moderate teen driving risks. Risk factors associated with youthful driving illustrate the potential importance and benefits of limiting the amount and conditions under which teens can drive. State policies, such as graduated driver licensing systems that formalize restrictions on youthful driving, have been shown to be effective. However, teen driving risks remain elevated. Parents are in a prime position to extend the benefits of state restrictions by developing and implementing their own tailored family policies on adolescent driving. Unfortunately, parents of adolescent drivers are often under-aware of the need to do so and fail to impose effective driving restrictions. An ongoing parent-based intervention to increase parental restriction on teen driving is described, and issues involved in implementing and evaluating family-centered approaches to reduce teen driving risk are raised.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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