Accident Experience of Younger Truck Drivers

摘要

The purpose of the project is to identify the special problems related to thehigh accident involvement of younger truck drivers and to suggest possible countermeasures. In the project, younger drivers are those in the 18-21 age group and the older driver group selected for comparison are those in the prime of their driving careers, ages 30 to 49. The project consisted of a driver survey, analysis of traffic violations, analysis of the accident record, and examination of police reports covering selected accident types. Driver records and accident data from Michigan were used primarily. The survey was done on Michigan CDL holders. Accident data from North Carolina supplemented the Michigan data, and police reports from both Michigan and North Carolina were reviewed.