Connecticut — Targeted Issue

Partners in Safety: An Intervention to Encourage Parents to Implement Graduated Driver Licensing Guidelines

Oct. 1, 1998 - Sept. 30, 2000

Based at:: Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Contacts

Name	Role(s)
Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH	Principal Investigator

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Disseminations

Title	Type	Publication/Event	Published/Presented	Identifier	Details
New teen drivers and their parents: What they know and What they expect	Research Paper/Publication	American Journal of Health Behavior	2004	PMID: 15482968	New teen drivers and their parents: What they know and What they expect Author(s)/Presenter(s) Sherman, K., Lapidus, G., Gelven, E., Banco, L. Abstract/Description Objectives: To assess teens' and parents' knowledge of teen driver safety and to compare teens' and parents' expectations about learning to drive and acquiring a driver's license. Methods: A convenience sample of 613 Connecticut teens enrolled in commercial driving schools and one of their parents completed self-administered surveys. Results: Significant differences between teens and parent expectations were noted in practice driving with a parent, driving to approved destinations, unlimited vehicle access, curfew, and teen passenger limits. Conclusions: The discrepancy between teens' and parents' expectations indicates the need to persuade and empower parents to manage their teen's driving experience more rigorously. View On Pub Med

Overview

With graduated driver licensing (GDL), young drivers progress to a regular driver's license by first obtaining a learner's permit and then completing a provisional or restricted licensing period, giving parents the means to control the driving of their adolescent children. The goals of this project are to (1) target the parents of soon-to-be licensed drivers to encourage them to establish their own form of graduated driver licensing; (2) reduce the likelihood that adolescents will be involved in a motor vehicle crash; (3) document the negotiation between parents and adolescents over driving contracts, including how the contract is modified over time and how effective the contract is in promoting safety-related behaviors.

Main Contact

Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH

Award Amount

$150,000