Evaluates the graduated driver-licensing (GDL) system in New Zealand. Describes driver licensing and crash fatality rates before and after the implementation of GDL in 1987. Reports that GDL has contributed to a reduction in crashes among young people. (Contains 2 figures and 6 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)

Traces the history and evolution of graduated driver licensing in the United States and elsewhere. Considers the extent to which graduated licensing achieves its objective of reducing collisions. Discusses a growing body of research that shows the effectiveness of the program. (Contains 2 tables and 47 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)

Discusses research in North Carolina during the 1970s that lead to graduated driver licensing, some of the educational principles on which it is based, obstacles to its acceptance, and some of the early efforts to implement it in the United States and elsewhere. (Contains 1 figure and 17 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)