title: Graduated driver licensing : an international review
creator: Bates, Lyndel J.
creator: Allen, Siobhan
creator: Armstrong, Kerry
creator: Watson, Barry
creator: King, Mark J.
creator: Davey, Jeremy
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: traffic accidents
subject: public health
subject: accident prevention
subject: safety
subject: automobile driving
description: Graduated driver licensing (GDL) aims to gradually increase the exposure of new drivers to more complex driving situations and typically consists of learner, provisional and open licence phases. The first phase, the learner licence, is designed to allow novice drivers to obtain practical driving experience in lower risk situations. The learner licence can delay licensure, encourage novice drivers to learn under supervision, mandate the number of hours of practice required to progress to the next phase and encourage parental involvement. The second phase, the provisional licence, establishes various driving restrictions and thereby reduces exposure to situations of higher risk, such as driving at night, with passengers or after drinking alcohol. Parental involvement with a GDL system appears essential in helping novices obtain sufficient practice and in enforcing compliance with restrictions once the new driver obtains a provisional licence. Given the significant number of young drivers involved in crashes within Oman, GDL is one countermeasure that may be beneficial in reducing crash risk and involvement for this group.
publisher: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine
date: 2014-10-14
type: Journal Article
format: application/pdf
relation: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78725/5/78725.pdf
relation: http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=861bfe08940ff07ea04b47eee899c156
relation:    Bates, Lyndel J., Allen, Siobhan, Armstrong, Kerry, Watson, Barry, King, Mark J.,  & Davey, Jeremy   (2014)    Graduated driver licensing : an international review.  Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 14(4), e432-e441.    
identifier: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78725/
rights: Copyright 2014 [please consult the author]
source: Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q); Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation