Citation

McCartt AT, Shabanova VI, Leaf WA. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2003; 35(3): 311-320.

Affiliation

Preusser Research Group Inc., 7100 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611, USA. a.mccartt@att.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12643948

Abstract

Teenagers were surveyed by telephone every 6 months from their freshman to senior high school years (N=911). Self-reported crash involvements and citations were examined for each teenager's first year of licensure and first 3500 miles driven. Based on survival analysis, the risk of a first crash during the first month of licensure (0.053) was substantially higher than during any of the next 11 months (mean risk per month: 0.025). The likelihood of a first citation during the first month of licensure (0.023) also was higher than during any of the subsequent 11 months (mean risk per month: 0.012). Similarly, when viewed as a function of cumulative miles driven, the risk of a first crash or citation was highest during the first 500 miles driven after licensure. Fewer parental restrictions (e.g. no nighttime curfew) and a lower grade point average (GPA) were associated with a higher crash risk. Male gender, a lower GPA and living in a rural area were associated with a higher citation rate.