Rowe, R., Maughan, B., Gregory, A.M. et al. (1 more author) (2013) The development of risky attitudes from pre-driving to fully-qualified driving. Injury Prevention, 19 (4). pp. 244-249. ISSN 1353-8047
Abstract
Background Young drivers are at increased crash risk as a result of adopting risky driving styles. The present work examines the development of risky attitudes from pre-driving to fully-qualified driving, focussing on speed related attitudes.
Methods Data were drawn from a UK longitudinal study of adolescent behaviour development in the general population (the G1219 study). At baseline (modal age 17 years) there were 1596 participants, only 18% of whom were fully-qualified drivers. At follow-up (modal age 20 years) 64% were fully-qualified drivers. Attitudes to driving violations, particularly speeding, were measured in all participants at both assessments. Self-reported driving violations, also related to speeding, were measured in fully-qualified drivers at follow-up.
Results Attitudes became riskier with driver training/experience. Baseline attitudes measured in pre-drivers did not independently predict violations in those that had become fully-qualified drivers at follow-up. The attitudes of learner and fully-qualified drivers at baseline independently predicted violations at follow-up.
Conclusions These results indicate that the driver training period offers a promising opportunity for interventions to develop safer driving attitudes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 BMJ Publishing Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Injury Prevention. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2016 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2016 23:47 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040551 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040551 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95099 |