A T McCartt

..However, based on teenagers' self-reports, the requirement does not appear to have achieved the ultimate goal of increased compliance...

..Additional gains are likely achievable with higher rates. Jurisdictions should seek to increase use rates and reconsider permitting reductions in DUI charges to other traffic offenses without interlock order requirements...

..To obtain information on attitudes and experiences related to red light camera enforcement in cities with camera programs and in Houston, Texas, where cameras were removed after voters rejected the program in November 2010...

..Associations between reported rule violations, fatigued driving, and schedule as well as other characteristics were examined...

..The research literature on drivers' use of cell phones was reviewed to identify trends in drivers' phone use and to determine the state of knowledge about the safety consequences of such use...

..The present study examined effects of the ZT law on arrests and case dispositions among underage offenders as a function of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and post-law patterns of recidivism...

..The effects on driving at various blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) were evaluated, particularly for drivers ages 16-24 targeted by the program...

..As of October 2009, seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) ban driving while talking on a handheld cell phone. Long-term effects on driver handheld phone use in D.C., New York State, and Connecticut were examined...

..Attitudes toward having this technology in all vehicles were assessed...

..To examine trends in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related crashes among people younger than 21 in the United States and to review evidence on the effects of minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws...

..17-0.19% (who also had relatively high BACs but were not subject to enhanced sanctions), after controlling for age and gender. There were similar, but not significant, results for first offenders arrested in 1999...

..The strengths of state laws were rated good, fair, marginal, or poor based on a system developed previously by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

..The law, accompanied by considerable publicity, included a warning phase (November 2001), after which violators could be fined. Until March 2002, fines could be waived if motorists provided proof of purchase of hands-free accessories...

..To determine the proportion of first time driving while alcohol impaired (DWI) offenders who drive while their driver's license is suspended...

..To determine whether substantial short term declines in drivers' use of handheld cell phones, after a state ban, were sustained one year later...

..The present study examined current motorcyclists' travel patterns and views of motorcycle helmets and other safety topics...

..To assess the perceptions and experiences of participants in a study of a device that monitored teenagers' driving...

..To assess parental decision making regarding the timing of teenagers initiating driving and monitoring teenagers' driving after licensure...

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..Public opinion surveys found widespread concerns about speeding on the Loop 101 freeway and high levels of support for speed camera enforcement on this road...

..To document the license renewal experiences of Florida drivers ages 80 and older who must pass a visual acuity test when renewing their driver's license...

..The initial months of licensure are especially hazardous for teenagers. Factors leading to crashes of novice 16-year-old drivers were identified...

..To examine parental decisions about vehicles driven by teenagers and parental knowledge of vehicle safety...

..To develop a better understanding of the frequency and characteristics of teenage driver crashes occurring during school commute times...

..Fewer parental restrictions (e.g. no nighttime curfew) and a lower grade point average (GPA) were associated with a higher crash risk. Male gender, a lower GPA and living in a rural area were associated with a higher citation rate...

..Our review, which emphasized inclusion of studies with adequate methodological designs, showed that modification of the built environment can substantially reduce the risk of pedestrian-vehicle crashes...

..In the United States, teenage drivers have a higher crash risk and lower observed seat belt use than other age groups...

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..Recordkeeping inefficiencies and errors were less important factors in this study...

..To explore the effect of drivers' use of mobile (cell) phones on road safety...

..This study evaluated the effects of implementing a school belt policy...

..To assess the effects of Washington, D.C. law prohibiting drivers' use of hand-held cell phones on such use...

..This study examined the effects of the law change on the likelihood of death, given involvement in a motorcycle crash...

..Understanding the hardcore drinking driver concept in the context of the alcohol-impaired driving problem...

..The purpose of the present study was to examine the most recent data on teenagers' fatal and nonfatal crashes in the United States to determine current crash rates as well as changes in crash rates during the past decade..

..To determine whether the substantial short-term declines in drivers' use of hand-held phones achieved in the District of Columbia (DC) were sustained 1 year after a ban...

..To review the research evidence concerning the effects of passengers on teenage driving and crash involvement, and to explore ways to reduce negative effects...

..Alcohol test refusals declined. The severity of sanctions for high-BAC offenders declined in 1999 vs. 1998, especially for BACs.20-.22. Recidivism for high-BAC first offenders in 1998 was lower than for offenders with BACs.17-19...

..To estimate the efficacy of side airbags in preventing driver deaths in passenger vehicles struck on the driver side...