@article{ref1,
title="A traffic safety evaluation of California's traffic violator school citation dismissal policy",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2010",
author="Gebers, Michael A.",
volume="41",
number="4",
pages="323-330",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated California's traffic violator school (TVS) citation dismissal policy. METHOD: This study identified and compared two large samples of drivers either completing a TVS (N=210,015) or convicted of a traffic citation (N=168,563). RESULTS: Prior to adjudication, the TVS group had characteristics (e.g., lower prior conviction rate and smaller proportion of males) that were predictive of a lower subsequent crash risk. However, the TVS group exhibited significantly more crashes than did the convicted group in the subsequent one-year period. The difference (4.83%) increased to 10% after adjusting for the more favorable characteristics of the TVS group. The TVS group also had a higher adjusted subsequent crash rate at each prior driver record entry level, reflecting a loss in the general and specific deterrence of the non-conviction masked status of TVS dismissed citations. It was reported that the TVS dismissal policy results in approximately 12,300 additional crashes annually with economic costs of approximately $398,000,000. CONCLUSIONS: The avoidance of licensing actions resulting from the dismissal policy assists in explaining why the driving public is exposed to an increased crash risk. A number of recommendations are offered to reduce the negative traffic safety impact of the TVS citation dismissal policy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2010.03.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2010.03.003"
}