Simons-Morton Bruce G, Hartos Jessica L, Leaf William A, Preusser David F
Prevention Research Branch, DESPR, NICHD, 6100 Executive Blvd. 7B13M, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA.
J Safety Res. 2006;37(1):9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.10.015. Epub 2006 Feb 9.
Because crash rates are highly elevated during the first months of licensure, it is advisable for parents to limit teen driving so that teens can gain independent driving experience under less dangerous driving conditions. This report describes the effect of the Checkpoints Program on parent limits on novice teen driving through six months post-licensure.
Nearly one-quarter of all Connecticut teens who obtained a learner's permit over a 9-month period were recruited, providing a final sample of 3,743 who obtained licenses within the next 16 months. Families were randomized to the intervention or comparison condition. Intervention families received by mail a series of persuasive communications related to high-risk teen driving and a parent-teen driving agreement, while on the same schedule comparison families received standard information on driver safety.
Families who participated in the Checkpoints Program reported significantly greater limits on teen driving at licensure, 3-months, and 6-months post-licensure. However, there were no differences in reported risky driving behavior, violations, or crashes.
This is the first statewide study testing the efficacy of the Checkpoints Program. The results indicate that it is possible to foster modest increases in parental restrictions on teen driving limits during the first six months of licensure using passive persuasive communications, but that the levels of restriction obtained were not sufficient to protect against violations and crashes.
由于在获得驾照后的头几个月里撞车率会大幅上升，建议父母限制青少年驾车，以便青少年能在危险性较低的驾驶条件下获得独立驾驶经验。本报告描述了“检查站计划”对父母在青少年获得驾照后六个月内限制新手驾车的影响。
在九个月期间获得学习许可证的所有康涅狄格州青少年中，近四分之一被招募，最终样本为3743人，他们在接下来的16个月内获得了驾照。家庭被随机分配到干预组或对照组。干预组家庭通过邮件收到一系列与青少年高风险驾驶相关的说服性信息以及一份父母-青少年驾驶协议，而对照组家庭在相同时间收到关于驾驶安全的标准信息。
参与“检查站计划”的家庭在青少年获得驾照时、获得驾照后3个月和6个月时报告对青少年驾车的限制明显更多。然而，在报告的危险驾驶行为、违规或撞车方面没有差异。
这是第一项在全州范围内测试“检查站计划”效果的研究。结果表明，通过被动说服性信息，有可能在获得驾照的前六个月内促使父母对青少年驾车限制适度增加，但获得的限制水平不足以防止违规和撞车。
