UMTRI Project

Laboratory Data on G-Force Events from In-Vehicle Electronic Monitoring Devices

Sponsor: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Investigator: C. Raymond Bingham
01/09/2010 - 05/30/2011

There is much not yet understood about the effect electronic monitoring devices may have on teen drivers' safety. There is a lack of controlled studies to determine these devices' safety effect or to examine parents' and teens' attitudes toward these devices. This study will: 1) determine the extent to which electronic monitoring technology affects (positively or negatively) novice teen drivers' driving behavior and outcomes; 2) measure parents' and teens' attitudes about the device, and determine whether and how having the device in the teen's vehicle affects parent-teen relationships.