Predicting High-Risk Drivers: Skills Examination and Scoring Guidelines
2025

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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States. Despite significant risks associated with young drivers, current driver’s licensing exams are not strong predictors of driving safety. The on-road driving skills examination represents a “gateway” from the learner phase to licensure and independent, unsupervised driving.

BTSCRP Research Report 16: Predicting High-Risk Drivers: Skills Examination and Scoring Guidelines, from TRB's Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program, provides guidance and methods to reliably and consistently identify drivers who pose a high safety risk and need more driving experience before being licensed.

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88 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-99549-3
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-99550-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/29223

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Summary 1-2
1 Background 3-3
2 Research Approach 4-8
3 Results 9-59
4 Conclusions and Suggested Research 60-64
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Appendix: Supplementary Study Details 67-78

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