Friends looking out for friends as an intervention strategy for young adults’ risky driving

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  • Lisa Buckley
  • Rebekah Chapman
  • Mary Sheehan
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INTRODUCTION The young adult age group is at the highest risk of road trauma [1]. Further, the motor vehicle crash (MVC) risk for young adult drivers typically increases with the presence of a passenger [2]. While traditionally road safety strategies have focused on changing the driver there may be considerable opportunity to improve safety by developing passenger safety interventions. In particular, encouraging friends to actively intervene to reduce the likelihood of risky driving (e.g. speeding, drink driving or drug driving) and alcohol use.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009