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Accident risk and risk-taking behaviour among young drivers
Abstract
This paper reviews the evidence relevant to the hypotheses that young (16-25) drivers are at greater risk of being involved in a casualty accident than older drivers and this greater risk is primarily a function of their propensity to take risks while driving. The first hypothesis is clearly supported by epidemiological research even when controlling for differences in the quantity and quality of road travel and driving experience. The second hypothesis is also supported by observational and self-report surveys of driving behaviour. Some of the research and theory bearing on risk perception and risk utility, possible mediators of risk-taking, is also reviewed.
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“Because a small percentage of drivers, who are young or reckless, are responsible for most road crash fatalities (World Health Organization, 2015; Jonah, 1986), driverless vehicles may be safer than the average driver without being safer than most drivers.”
From When human beings are like drunk robots: Driverless vehicles, ethics, and the future of transport (2017) · cites this paper as Jonah, 1986
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jonah, B. A.
- Affiliations
- Transport Canada (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Jonah, Brian A.
- Venue
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1986-08
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 255-271
- ISSN
- 0001-4575 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2063588951
- Cited by
- 472
- References
- 68
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 33.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Accident Analysis & Prevention (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality › Traffic and Road Safety
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Older Adults Driving Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Keywords
- young drivers, crash risk, risk-taking, traffic accidents, risk perception, driver behavior
- MeSH terms
- Accidents, Traffic, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, Automobile Driving, Humans, Risk, Risk-Taking, Seat Belts
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