Young Driver Research Program: Digest of Reports and Principal Findings of the Research

Summary and overview of the content and findings of a Young Driver Research Program conducted by the Monash University Accident Research Centre on behalf of the Federal Office of Road Safety. The main reports of the research (ten main reports and a further ten technical sub-reports) have been published in the FORS CR (Consultant Report) series. This report covers mass data analysis, reviews of young driver crashes and performance characteristics, review of exposure reduction measures, evaluation of Australian Graduated Licensing schemes, study of the relative importance of age and experience, qualitative dimensions of young driver exposure, the ‘young problem driver’ issue. This paper also reports on the outcome of a workshop held to discuss the findings and policy implications arising from the research. ___________________________________________________________________________