Preventing Teen Motor Crashes Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Workshop Report (2007) / Chapter Skim
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First, using this wealth of information to reduce the number of teens killed in crashes requires purposeful coordination among a variety of actors, and, second, several important questions still require research. NEED FOR SYNTHESIS, COORDINATION, AND APPLICATION Daniel Keating noted that each of the discussions, whether focused on aspects of adolescent development, the errors teen drivers make, or strategies for improving safety, referred frequently to omissions in skills and judgment.
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becomes automatic. It is during the formative period of the representational model and neural circuitry that prevention strategies, hazard assessment skills, and safe driving practices acquire special significance.
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Such a system would include: · driver education that uses computer technology and is integrated with a strict GDL program; · departments of motor vehicles that implement and enforce comprehensive GDL programs and modern methods of testing for licensure that address the range of skills that teens need to develop; · supports for parents that guide them in managing their teens' driving and supervising their practice driving hours; · law enforcement that makes sure teens recognize that laws and restrictions will be enforced; and · a comprehensive community health program for driving safety that links health care practitioners, public health messages, and data collection strategies. This list illustrates a point that was made repeatedly: not only must a wide range of knowledge be incorporated into thinking about ways to keep teens safe when they drive, but also new opportunities are needed for a range of individuals and groups to collaborate to apply this complex set of knowledge in consistent, effective ways.
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Can technology be used in more individualized ways, for example to track driver progress over time and to provide feedback that strengthens error correction and hazard detection? Can technologies such as global positioning systems provide more insight into the environmental conditions and settings that foster risky behaviors or encourage safer driving practices?
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What policies might best address the problem of sleep deprivation? The cycles associated with teen sleep patterns are well known, but this research has not been applied in any consistent manner to the design of licensure standards, driver education programs, or public health messages for teens
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NEXT STEPS This set of questions could serve as the starting point for further exploration of these complex issues. Many participants expressed the hope that additional opportunities will emerge -- through new public and private partnerships -- for interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of prevention strategies for teen drivers.
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