Vehicle choices for teenage drivers: A national survey of US parents
Vehicle choices for teenage drivers: A national survey of US parents
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jsr.2015.07.006
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
McCartt, Anne T.
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作者：
Eichelberger, Angela H.;Teoh, Eric R.;McCartt, Anne T.
简介：之前的研究表明，美国许多新获得驾照的青少年所驾驶的车辆的碰撞防护性能较差。这项研究的目的是更新和扩展之前关于美国父母为青少年选择车辆的研究。方法：2014 年 5 月，我们对可能包括青少年的美国家庭进行了随机抽样，对家长进行了电话调查。参与仅限于住在家里并持有中级或正式驾驶执照的青少年的父母或监护人。家长接受了采访，了解青少年驾驶的车辆、为青少年选择车辆的原因以及购买车辆的成本。结果：青少年最常驾驶 2000-06 年款车辆 (41%)，其中 30% 驾驶较新的车型，19% 驾驶较旧的车型。青少年最常驾驶中型或大型汽车（27%），其次是SUV（22%）、微型或小型汽车（20%）和皮卡（14%）。驾驶小型货车（6%）或跑车（1%）的人要少得多。青少年驾驶的车辆中有 43% 是在青少年开始驾驶时或之后购买的。绝大多数（83%）是二手车。购买车辆的中位成本为 5300 美元，平均购买价格为 9751 美元。结论：尽管家长报告大多数青少年驾驶中型或大型车辆，但其中许多车辆可能不具备关键的安全功能，例如电子稳定控制系统，这对青少年驾驶员特别有利。许多青少年驾驶的车辆型号较旧，或者车辆类型或尺寸不适合新手驾驶员。 (C) 2015 年国家安全委员会和 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Introduction: Previous research has shown that many newly licensed teenagers in the United States are driving vehicles with inferior crash protection. The objective of this study was to update and extend previous research on U.S. parents' choices of vehicles for their teenagers. Method: Telephone surveys were conducted with parents in May 2014 using a random sample of U.S. households likely to include teenagers. Participation was restricted to parents or guardians of teenagers who lived in the household and held either an intermediate or full driver's license. Parents were interviewed about the vehicle their teenager drives, the reason they chose the vehicle for their teenager, and the cost of purchased vehicles. Results: Teenagers most often were driving 2000-06 model year vehicles (41%), with 30% driving a more recent model year and 19% driving an older model year. Teenagers most often were driving midsize or large cars (27%), followed by SUVs (22%), mini or small cars (20%), and pickups (14%). Far fewer were driving minivans (6%) or sports cars (1%). Forty-three percent of the vehicles driven by teenagers were purchased when the teenager started driving or later. A large majority (83%) were used vehicles. The median cost of the vehicles purchased was $5300, arid the mean purchase price was $9751. Conclusions: Although parents report that the majority of teenagers are driving midsize or larger vehicles, many of these vehicles likely do not have key safety features, such as electronic stability control, which would be especially beneficial for teenage drivers. Many teenagers were driving older model year vehicles or vehicle types or sizes that are not ideal for novice drivers. (C) 2015 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.