Maryland Website for Parents of Young Drivers
Maryland Website for Parents of Young Drivers
 

     Contents:

   Home Page
   Getting Started
   Tips for Parents
   Teen Driver Statistics
   Driving Under the Influence
   Driving Distractions
   Maryland Driving Laws
   Seat Belt Use
   High-Risk Conditions
   Aggressive Driving
   Related Links
   References
   Your Opinion Survey
   Contact Us

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Kenneth H. Beck


Technical Director:
Dr. Min Qi Wang
   

The contribution of the following organizations is acknowledged:

Maryland Highway Safety Office

 This web site was developed by the
Department of Public and Community Health,
University of Maryland, with the support of the
Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration and the Maryland Highway Safety Office



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REFERENCES

Getting Started
  1. Maryland Motor Vehicle Association. (2003a). Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/ROOKIEDRIVER/bGeneralLearners.htm
  2. Maryland Motor Vehicle Association. (2003b). Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/ROOKIEDRIVER/bGeneralProvisional.htm
High-Risk Driving
  1. Beck, K.H., Shattuck, T., & Raleigh, R. (2001). Parental predictors of teen driving risk. American Journal of Health Behavior, 25(1), 10-20.
  2. Farrow, J.A. (1987). Young driver risk taking : A description of dangerous driving situations among 16- to 19-year-old drivers. International Journal of Addictions, 1255-1267.
  3. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (2002). Fatality Facts: Teenagers. Retrieved April 2, 2003 from http://www.highwaysafety.org/safety_facts/fatality_facts/teens.htm
  4. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (2003). Beginning Teenage Drivers. Available on the IIHS website at http://www.iihs.org/safety_facts/teens/beginning_drivers.htm
  5. Lin, M.L. & Fearn, K.T. (2003). The provisional license: nighttime and passenger restrictions-a literature review. Journal of Safety Research, 34, 51-61.
  6. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (2001). Maryland Parent-Teen Driving Agreement.
  7. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (2003). Rookie Driver, Provisional License. Retrieved April 28, 2003, from http://mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/ROOKIEDRIVER/bGeneralProvisional.htm
  8. National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. (2001). 2001 Statewide Fact Book. Retrieved April 14, 2003, from the University of Maryland, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems Web site: http://nsc.umaryland.edu/factbk2001.htm
  9. Stutts, J.C., Reinfurt, D.W., Staplin, L., & Rodgman, E.A. (2001). The Role of Driver Distraction in Traffic Crashes. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/distraction.pdf
  10. Williams, A.F. & Pruesser, D.F. (1997). Night driving restrictions for youthful drivers: A literature review and commentary. Journal of Public Health Policy, 18, 334-345.
Statistics
  1. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (2002). Fatality Facts: Teenagers. Retrieved April 2, 2003, from http://www.hwysafety.org/safety_facts/fatality_facts/teens.htm
  2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2000). Fatalities and Injuries by Age: Crash Data Report 1990-1999. Retrieved April 14, 2003 from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2002/809_301/14fatalities.pdf
  3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001). Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 483. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001youngdr.pdf
  4. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2002). Fatalities and Injuries by Age: 1990-1999 Crash Data Report. Retrieved April 14, 2003 from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2002/809_301/14fatalities.pdf
  5. National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. (2001). 2001 Statewide Fact Book. Retrieved April 14, 2003, from the University of Maryland, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems Web site: http://nsc.umaryland.edu/factbk2001.htm
  6. National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. (2003). Statewide Crash Trends (1996-2000). Retrieved April 14, 2003, from the University of Maryland, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical S ystems Web site: http://nsc.umaryland.edu/
  7. Sheinin, D. (2003). A Deadly Refrain Casts a Pall Over Southern Maryland. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A63571-2003Mar8¬Found=true
  8. Williams, A. F. (2001). Teenage Passengers in Motor Vehicle Crashes: A Summary of Current Research. Arlington, MD: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
  9. Williams, A.F. & Preusser, D.F. (1997). Night driving restrictions for youthful drivers: a literature review and commentary. Journal of Public Health Policy ,18, 333-345.
Driving Distractions
  1. Avigan, P. & Slater, S. (2002). Driven to Distraction: Teens Behind the Wheel. Lion's Tale, February 2002, 9 Adar 5762.
  2. Beck, K.H., Shattuck, T., & Raleigh, R. (2001). Parental predictors of teen driving risk. American Journal of Health Behavior, 25(1), 10-20.
  3. Chen, L, Backer, S.P., Braver, E.R., & Guohua, L. (2000). Carrying Passengers as a Risk Factor for Crashes Fatal to 16 and 17-year-old Drivers. Journal of American Medical Association, 283, 1578-1582.
  4. National Institutes of Health. (1999). NHTSA/NIH Combat Problem of Drowsy Driving Among Fast Growing Populations of Shift Workers and Teenagers. Available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/hlb-64-99.htm
  5. Redelmeier, D.A. and Tibshirani, R.J. (1997). Association between Cellular-Telephone Calls and Motor Vehicle Collisions. New England Journal of Medicine, 336,453-458.
  6. Stutts, J.C., Reinfurt, D.W., Staplin, L., & Rodgman, E.A. (2001). Role of Driver Distraction in Traffic Crashes, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research left. Chapel Hill, NC. Prepared for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Retrieved April 3, 2003 from: http://www.aaafoundation.org/projects/index.cfm?button=distraction
Driving Laws
  1. Maryland Department of Transportation. (1998). Maryland Driver's Handbook. Glen Burnie, MD: Maryland Department of Transportation.
  2. Maryland Motor Vehicle Association. (2002). Rules of the Road. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://mva.state.md.us/AboutMVA/RULES/default.htm
  3. Maryland Motor Vehicle Association. (2003). Everything You Need to Know About Maryland's Graduated Licensing System. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/ROOKIEDRIVER/law.htm
  4. Maryland State Archives. (2003). Maryland Manual On-Line: A Guide to Maryland Government. Retrieved April 9, 2003, from http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/html/mmtoc.html
  5. Maryland State Highway Administration. (n.d.). Maryland's Adult Seat Belt Law. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.sha.state.md.us/safety/oots/trafficsignalsandlaws/adultseat.asp
  6. Maryland State Highway Administration. (n.d.). Traffic Safety Laws. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.sha.state.md.us/safety/oots/trafficsignalsandlaws/trafficsafe2.asp
Driving Under the Influence
  1. Grunbaum, J.A., Kann, L., Kinchen, S.A., Williams, B., Ross, J.G., Lowry, R., & Kolbe, L. (2001). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2001 [Electronic version]. MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 51(SS04),1-64.
  2. Maryland Adolescent Survey. (2003). Retrieved October 22, 2004, from the Maryland Public Schools Web site: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/newsroom/special_reports/adolescent_survey
  3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2000). 2000-Youth Fatal Crash and Alcohol Facts. 2000 General Facts. DOT HS 406. Retrieved March 19, 2003, from http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Archive/2002YFCAF/genfacts.html
  4. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001a). Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Alcohol. DOT HS 809 470. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001alcohol.pdf
  5. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001b). Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 483. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001youngdr.pdf
  6. National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. (2003). Statewide Crash Trends (1996-2000). Retrieved April 14, 2003, from the University of Maryland, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems Web site: http://nsc.umaryland.edu/
Seat Belt Use
  1. Grunbaum, J.A., Kann, L., Kinchen, S.A., Williams, B., Ross, J.G., Lowry, R., & Kolbe, L. (2001). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2001 [Electronic version]. MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 51(SS04),1-64.
  2. Maryland Adolescent Survey. (2001). Retrieved April 17, 2002, from the University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research Web site: http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/regdruginfo/md.asp
  3. Maryland State Highway Administration. (2003). Maryland's Adult Seat Belt Law. Retrieved April 21, 2003, from http://www.sha.state.md.us/safety/oots/trafficsignalsandlaws/adultseat.asp
  4. McCartt, A.T. & Shabanova, V.I. (2002). Teenage Seat Belt Use: White Paper. Retrieved April 25, 2003, from The National Safety Council website: http://www.nsc.org/public/teen0702.pdf
  5. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (n.d.). Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training Program Manual.
  6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001). Traffic Safety Facts 2001: Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 483. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001youngdr.pdf
  7. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2002a). 2001 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes. Retrieved April18, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2002/Assess01.pdf
  8. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2002b). Traffic Safety Facts 2001: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2001.pdf
  9. National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems. (2001). 2001 Statewide Fact Book. Retrieved April 14, 2003, from the University of Maryland, National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems Web site: http://nsc.umaryland.edu/factbk2001.htm
  10. Williams, A.F., McCartt, A.T., & Geary, L. (2003). Seatbelt use by high school students [Electronic version]. Injury Prevention, 9, 25-28.
Aggressive Driving
  1. Beck, K.H., Shattuck, T., & Raleigh, R. (2001). Parental predictors of teen driving risk. American Journal of Health Behavior, 25(1), 10-20.
  2. Hartos, J.L., Eitel, P., & Simons-Morton, B. (2001). Do parent-imposed delayed licensure and restricted driving reduce risky driving behaviors among newly licensed teens? Prevention Science, 2(2), 113-22.
  3. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (2001). Aggressive drivers will earn five points for their efforts. Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://mva.state.md.us/AboutMVA/PRESS/011001.htm
  4. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (2002). Did You Know? Retrieved April 29, 2003, at http://www.mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/SMOOTHOP/aggressivedr.htm
  5. Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (2003). Everything you need to know about Maryland's graduated license system. Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://mva.state.md.us/MVAProg/ROOKIEDRIVER/law.htm
  6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (1999). Speeding and aggressive driving documented in a national telephone survey. Traffic Tech, 186. Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/traftech/pub/tt186.html
  7. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001). Traffic Safety Facts 2001-Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 483. Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001youngdr.pdf
  8. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2001). Speeding. Traffic Safety Facts 2001. DOT HS 809 480. Retrieved April 29, 2003, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001speeding.pdf
  9. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2003). Define Aggressive Driving. Retrieved April 27, 2003, from http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/aggressdrivers/aggenforce/define.html
  10. Special Report: Aggressive driving. (1999). USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2003, from http://www.usatoday.com/news/special/agdrive/driveix.htm

 
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