Educating Idaho Teenage Drivers of the Dangers of Distracted Driving

Details

• Creators:
  Larrea, Meagan ; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Idaho ; National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Idaho. Transportation Department
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Distracted driving
  • Teenage drivers
  • Driver education Driver distraction
  • Teenage drivers
  • Driver education
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ID-17-251
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Idaho
• Corporate Publisher:
  Idaho Transportation Department
• Abstract:
  The objective of this research project efforts are: 1) to develop an interactive driver-distracted presentation that can be used at different high schools in Idaho to educate teenage drivers about the danger of distracted driving, 2) to test the effectiveness of developed interactive presentation in promoting safe driving among teenage drivers, 3) to identify the most effective short messages that can be implemented in CMS to influence driving behavior of teenage drivers in Idaho regarding distracted driving, 4) test the effectiveness of using CMS short messages to influence teenage drivers driving behavior, and 5) test the effectiveness of involving high school students in distracted-driving public campaigns in improving their awareness of the danger of distracted driving
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  UI-16-03
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35985/dot_35985_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b51c82632c24e20d328874a2ca388f6ec918a9bb2448903d235515c0df22d7693876d82618f9d2cc8b433ba3b280705c5fc2991badc188d7e568daa46d4b3ca1