2002 Graduated Driver Licensing Symposium: The Collection of Papers

The National Safety Council has identified teen motor vehicle crashes as a national crisis. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is the system of laws and practices that gradually introduces young drivers into the driving population. A 2002 symposium brought together leading researchers and acknowledged experts to explore the various issues of GDL.

The Journal of Safety Research printed the proceedings from this symposium in Jaunary 2003. This collection of scientific research documents both the higher risk and collision rates for teenage drivers and the benefits that have been realized from GDL provisions. The National Safety Council, sponsor of the November 2002 symposium and publisher of the Journal of Safety Research, provides these papers here as downloadable PDF documents.

Author

Title

Mei-Li Lin

Preface (27k)

Allan F. Williams

Introduction: The Compelling Case for Graduated Licensing (41k)

Allan F. Williams

Teenage Drivers: Patterns of Risk (320k)

Patricia F. Waller

The Genesis of GDL (109k)

Herb M. Simpson

The Evolution and Effectiveness of Graduated Licensing (126k)

Daniel R. Mayhew

The Learner's Permit (159k)

David F. Preusser & William A. Leaf

Provisional License (114k)

Mei-Li Lin & Kevin T. Fearn

The Provisional License: Nighttime and Passenger Restrictions- A Literature Review (115k)

Jean T. Shope & Lisa J. Molnar

Graduated Driver Licensing in the United States: Evaluation Results from the Early Programs (98k)

Susan A. Ferguson

Other High-Risk Factors for Young Drivers - How Graduated Licensing Does, Doesn't, or Could Address Them (112k)

Robert Foss & Arthur Goodwin

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Graduated Driver Licensing Legislation (124k)

A. James McKnight & Raymond C. Peck

Graduated Driver Licensing and Safer Driving (83k)

Bruce G. Simons-Morton & Jessica L. Hartos

How Well Do Parents Manage Young Driver Crash Risks? (155k)

Dorothy Begg & Shaun Stephenson

Graduated Driver Licensing: The New Zealand Experience (125k)

James Hedlund, Ruth A. Shults & Richard Compton

What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Need to Know About Graduated Driver Licensing (130k)

Carol J. Carmody

Keynote Address (50k)

Jeffrey W. Runge

Letter (24k)

 

Acknowledgements and List of Attendees (37k)

See also the related Press Release: "Scientific Research on Graduated Driver Licensing Verifies Reduction to Teenage Drivers' Risk" in the NSC News Center.

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Related Articles

Since the 2002 Symposium, a series of three annual update articles have summarized recent GDL and teen driving research:


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