Transportation Expertise

Young Drivers

UMTRI researchers investigate factors related to high-risk driving among novice teen drivers as well as among young adults. They test theories of risky driving, develop programs to reduce risky driving, and evaluate young driver policies and programs. Specific topics that have been investigated among young drivers are high-risk driving behavior, the effectiveness of the Michigan Graduated Driver Licensing program, the effectiveness of zero tolerance laws, and laws regarding the possession of alcohol by minors.

Selected projects in this area:

Discretionary Cooperative Agreement to Study Mechanisms Underlying Risk Assessment
Sponsor: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Investigator: David W. Eby
08/31/2006 - 08/30/2011

Reducing Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Among Adolescent Drivers: Taking Checkpoints to the Next Level
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Investigators: Jean T. Shope, C. Raymond Bingham
09/30/2005 - 08/31/2009

Traffic Crash Risk and Protective Factors in Teens
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Investigators: C. Raymond Bingham, Jean T. Shope
09/01/2005 - 04/30/2007

Tailored Web Program to Reduce At-Risk College Drinking
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Investigators: C. Raymond Bingham, Jean T. Shope
01/01/2006 - 12/31/2010

Evaluation of Michigan\
Sponsor: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Investigators: Jean T. Shope, C. Raymond Bingham
04/24/2000 - 09/30/2006

Alcohol-Related Risk Behavior: Adolescent to Young Adult
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Investigators: Jean T. Shope, C. Raymond Bingham
07/01/2002 - 06/30/2008

Pilot Assessment of the Use of a Device for Parent Monitoring of Novice Teen Drivers
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Investigators: C. Raymond Bingham, Jean T. Shope
08/01/2006 - 07/28/2009

Translating Teen Driver and Parent Interventions into Diverse Practice Settings
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Investigators: C. Raymond Bingham, Jean T. Shope
09/30/2007 - 09/29/2011

Translating the Checkpoints Program for State-Wide Distribution on the Web
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Investigators: C. Raymond Bingham, Jean T. Shope
09/01/2008 - 08/31/2012