TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The development of risky attitudes from pre-driving to fully-qualified driving
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Rowe, Richard
A1  - Maughan, Barbara
A1  - Gregory, Alice M.
A1  - Eley, Thalia C.
SP  - 244
EP  - 249
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040551
ID  - ref1
ER  -