@article{ref1, title="Accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences in a cohort of young drivers: the DRIVE study", journal="Injury prevention", year="2010", author="Boufous, Soufiane and Ivers, Rebecca Q. and Senserrick, Teresa M. and Stevenson, Mark R. and Norton, R. and Williamson, Ann", volume="16", number="4", pages="275-277", abstract="

In order to determine the accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences among participants in the DRIVE study, 2991 young drivers in New South Wales, Australia who completed the follow-up questionnaire were asked whether they had been involved in an on-road crash or were convicted for a traffic offence while driving during the year prior to the survey. This information was linked to police crash data to determine the level of accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes. There was a high level of accuracy in young drivers' self-report of police recorded crashes (85.1%; 95% CI 78.2% to 92.1%) and of police recorded traffic offences (83.0%; 95% CI 79.4% to 86.6%). Results suggest that surveys may be useful tools for estimating the incidence of on-road crashes and traffic offences in young drivers. The findings are particularly relevant to jurisdictions where access to administrative data is limited.

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", language="en", issn="1353-8047", doi="10.1136/ip.2009.024877", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2009.024877" }