Australian young drivers are 13% of the population but account for nearly a quarter of road deaths. This project will develop a research informed, theory-driven education intervention that includes a simulator component to improve their driving skills and attitudes. A process and outcome evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the training including the impact on how individuals learn to drive, changes in skill and attitudes as well as the influence on crashes and offences. A second, parallel study will adapt the intervention for indigenous Australians and examine the effectiveness of this adaptation.
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Funding / Grants
- ARC Linkage Grant (2014 - 2018)
Team
Other Team Members
This project is not CARRS-Q led.
Partners
Roadcraft
Griffith Uni
QLD GovtPublications
- Rodwell, David, Hawkins, Alana, Haworth, Narelle L., Larue, Gregoire S., Bates, Lyndel J., & Filtness, Ashleigh J. (2019) What do driver educators and young drivers think about driving simulators? A qualitative draw-and-talk study. Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 62, pp. 282-293.
View on ePrints - Larue, Gregoire S., Rodwell, David, Bates, Lyndel, Hawkins, Alana, & Haworth, Narelle (2018) Enhancing driver education with driving simulators: What do novice drivers perceive as effective? In Australasian Road Safety Conference 2018, 3-5 October 2018, Sydney, NSW.
View on ePrints - Rodwell, David, Hawkins, Alana, Haworth, Narelle, Larue, Gregoire S., Bates, Lyndel J., & Filtness, Ashleigh J. (2018) Using drawings to probe young driver understandings of simulators. In Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting (TRB 2018), 7-11 January 2018, Washington, DC.
View on ePrints - Belsham, David, Bates, Lyndel, Larue, Gregoire, Hawkins, Alana, Rodwell, David, & Makin, Sharlene (2018) Yarning with Indigenous Australians about driver licensing in rural and remote Queensland: Can driving simulators assist in situational crime prevention? In British Society of Criminology Conference 2018, 3-6 July 2018, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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