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Driving and Licensing Experiences of Learner Drivers in Queensland:

Driving and Licensing Experiences of Learner Drivers in Queensland: Comparing pre-and post-July 2007 Presenter: Bridie Scott-Parker (PhD Candidate) Co-Authors Ms Lyndel Bates, Prof Barry Watson, Dr Mark King, Dr Melissa Hyde. Extent of the Problem.

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Driving and Licensing Experiences of Learner Drivers in Queensland:

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  1. Driving and Licensing Experiences of Learner Drivers in Queensland: Comparing pre-and post-July 2007 Presenter: Bridie Scott-Parker (PhD Candidate) Co-Authors Ms Lyndel Bates, Prof Barry Watson, Dr Mark King, Dr Melissa Hyde

  2. Extent of the Problem • Young drivers (17-24 yrs), Queensland, 2008 • 13% of licensed driver/ rider population • 20% of persons killed • 33% of all fatalities arose from crashes involving young drivers/ riders

  3. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) • Novice gains more supervised driving experience under lower-risk driving conditions over an extended duration • Enhanced GDL for Learners, Queensland July 2007 • Minimum age 16 years, minimum duration 1 year • Must record 100 hours supervised practice recorded in logbook, including 10 hours of night driving • First 10 hours of professional supervision equates to 30 logbook hours • Enhanced GDL for Provisional period at same time

  4. Study Aims • To document the experiences of Learners within the current-GDL program (introduced July 2007) 2. To compare some of the experiences of Learners within the current-GDL program with those of Learners within the former-GDL program (pre-July 2007)

  5. Methodology

  6. Driving Practice

  7. Duration and Difficulty

  8. Gaining Provisional Licence

  9. Self-Reported Behaviour

  10. Additional Results – Current-GDL only • When did you get most of your driving practice? One third “from the beginning”; 50% of males and 60% of females “mainly at the end” of the Learner period • Did you continue practising after submitting your logbook and the practical driving assessment? 94.8% yes • How accurate were the entries in your logbook? 83.2% of novices reported their logbook accurate 12.8% of novices reported some rounding up of hours 4.0% of novices reported including extra hours

  11. Strengths and Limitations • Former-GDL/ Current-GDL/ Comparison • Representativeness of samples • Accuracy of responses • Key measures explored • Longitudinal research • Emerging results need to be confirmed by larger-scale evaluations

  12. In Conclusion • Novices gained more supervised driving experience • Parents supervising Learners more • No change in number of hours of supervision provided by driving instructors • Novices reported less crash-involvement • No increase in unsupervised driving • Novices reported less difficulty obtaining supervised driving practice

  13. Thank-you. Contact Details:Bridie Scott-Parker, PhD Candidate Telephone: +61 7 3138 7727 Email: b.scott-parker@qut.edu.au Mark your Diaries! International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference (ICADTS T2013) August 2013, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

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