Translating Teen Driver and Parent Interventions into Diverse Practice Settings

描述(由申请人提供)： 这项研究的总体目标是通过增加父母参与帮助青少年学习驾驶来提高青少年驾驶安全。将使用定性/定量的方法来检查三个问题：通过增加父母对青少年学习驾驶的参与和监督，实现更全面的GDL计划的实施；将检查点计划引入现有的GDL计划，作为改善父母对青少年学习驾驶的监督的手段；以及，通过确定通过GDL计划获得执照方面的差距，并研究增加平等机会的解决方案，增加父母对青少年驾驶培训的参与。研究一直表明，GDL在减少青少年司机的撞车事故方面是有效的，包括致命和非致命的受伤车祸。然而，通过更好地遵守其要求，可以提高全球发展倡议的效力。研究还显示，检查站有望提高父母对青少年早期驾驶的限制，并减少他们的危险驾驶。发展对如何更有效和更广泛地实施这两种以证据为基础的互补方法的理解，应该会加快它们的采用，并有助于大幅减少青少年撞车事件。通过GDL获得驾驶执照的差距导致青少年将执照推迟到18岁。然而，有重要证据表明，没有执照的青少年尽管没有执照，但仍在驾驶。结果，他们把自己和其他人置于危险之中，在没有GDL安全益处的情况下驾驶。这项研究将结合定性方法审查这些问题，以了解GDL许可证发放的障碍和促进者以及在GDL中引入检查站的问题，并查明GDL准入方面的差距和加强平等准入的方法。在一个专家小组的协助下，定性数据收集的结果将用于制定一项调查，调查对象是15-17岁青少年父母中具有全国代表性的样本。调查结果将提交专家小组，专家小组将协助研究小组制定准则和建议，以解决与全球数据中心、检查站和获取全球数据中心的差距有关的研究问题。这些建议将通过演示文稿和同行评议的出版物传播给州和联邦司机安全部门和办公室。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this study is to improve teen driver safety by increasing parental involvement in helping their teens' learn to drive. A qualitative/quantitative method will be used to examine three issues: achieving more complete implementation of GDL programs by increasing parental involvement with and supervision of their teens as they learn to drive; introducing the Checkpoints program into existing GDL programs as a means of improving parental supervision of their teens as they learn to drive; and, increasing parental involvement in their teens' driver training by identifying disparities in access to licensure through GDL programs, and investigating solutions to increase equal access. Research has consistently shown that GDL is effective in reducing crashes involving teen drivers, including fatal and non-fatal injury crashes. However, the effectiveness of GDL could be improved by better adherence to its requirements. Research has also shown the promise of Checkpoints in enhancing parental limits set on teens' early driving, and on reducing their risky driving. Developing an understanding of how these two evidence-based, complementary approaches could be more effectively and widely implemented should accelerate their adoption, and contribute to a substantial reduction in teen crashes. Disparities in access to driver licensure through GDL results in teens postponing licensure until they are 18 years of age. However, there is significant evidence that unlicensed teens are driving in spite of not being licensed. As a result, they are placing themselves and others at risk, and driving without the safety benefit of GDL. This study will examine these issues using a combination of qualitative methods to understand barriers to and facilitators of GDL licensure and the introduction of Checkpoints into GDL, and to identify disparities in access to GDL and ways to enhance equal access. The results of the qualitative data collection will be used, with the assistance of an expert panel, to develop a survey that will be administered to a nationally representative sample of parents with teens aged 15-17 years. The results of the survey will be presented to the expert panel, and the panel will assist the research team in developing guidelines and recommendations that address the research issues related to GDL, Checkpoints, and disparities in access to GDL. These recommendations will be disseminated to state and federal driver safety departments and offices, and through presentations and peer reviewed publication.