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Scott, Dana K. – Young Children, 1985
Changing transportation policies, involving parents, and working with children and community leaders are methods that early childhood educators can use to increase the transportation safety of the children in their programs. Included is an annotated bibliography on preschool child transportation safety. (AS)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Child Caregivers, Child Safety
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Ferguson, Susan A. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Examines the risk factors underlying the high crash rates of newly licensed drivers and assesses the extent to which existing graduated driver-licensing programs address these risks. Discusses such risks as driver fatigue, not using seat belts, high speeds, high-powered vehicles, and in-vehicle distractions. (Contains 66 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students
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Rabe, Sirko; Zollner, Tanja; Maercker, Andreas; Karl, Anke – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Frontal brain asymmetry has been associated with emotion- and motivation-related constructs. The authors examined the relationship between frontal brain asymmetry and subjective perception of posttraumatic growth (PTG) after severe motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). Eighty-two survivors of MVAs completed self-report measures of PTG, trait and state…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Brain, Correlation, Accident Prevention
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1989
The General Accounting Office examined the types of training available for tractor-trailer drivers, focusing on the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) efforts to establish minimum federal standards for training tractor-trailer drivers, the driver training curriculum offered by various private and public schools, and the trucking industry's…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Certification, Driver Education, Federal Regulation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1989
This guide, intended for administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers, provides outlines and suggestions for strategies and materials needed to achieve the goals and objectives of the safety education program. The guide covers the following topics: a broad examination of the highway system; the responsibilities highway users have toward…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Curriculum Development, Driver Education, Motor Vehicles
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Grossman, David C. – Future of Children, 2000
Presents a historical overview of injury control and prevention in the United States and offers a summary of current knowledge about the importance of different causes of childhood injury, looking at risk and protective factors that have a bearing on preventive efforts. Injury remains the most important cause of death and disability for children…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Adolescents, Child Health
Ogletree, Earl J.; Bonk, Gary – 1982
A number of studies have yielded contradictory findings about the relationship between teenage drivers' accident records and their completion of driver education classes. A sample of 75 senior students (37 male and 38 female) who had taken a driver education course was administered an 11-item questionnaire. The results of the study showed…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Drinking, Driver Education, Drug Use
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Begg, Dorothy; Stephenson, Shaun – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
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)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, Foreign Countries
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Kaufman, Kenneth R.; Endres, Jennifer K.; Kaufman, Nathaniel D. – Death Studies, 2007
Conversion disorders, the physical expression of unresolved psychological pain, can be associated with mourning. This case report is third in a series of articles by the authors on childhood mourning reflecting the effects of multiple losses (K. R. Kaufman & N. D. Kaufman, 2005; K. R. Kaufman & N. D. Kaufman, 2006). In this case report, perception…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Accident Prevention, Children, Adolescents
Preusser, David F.; And Others – 1975
Past research relevant to the problem and possible countermeasures are discussed as the basis for the survey. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with male New York State drivers. These groups, each containing young and middle aged drivers were sampled as follows: (1) random sample of the general population of licensed drivers, (2) drivers…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Education, Drinking, Interviews
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Williams, Allan F. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Reports on patterns of risk among teenage drivers through a review and synthesis of the literature. Varying patterns of risk form the basis for graduated licensing systems designed to promote low-risk and discourage high-risk driving. (Contains 6 tables, 13 figures, and 29 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, Driving While Intoxicated
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Foss, Robert; Goodwin, Arthur – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Addresses how to achieve the maximum benefit from graduated driver-licensing systems by ensuring that drivers comply with restrictions. States that although little is known about the involvement of law enforcement, there is potential for high-visibility law enforcement to encourage compliance. (Contains 1 figure and 22 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students
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McKnight, A. James; Peck, Raymond C. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Makes a case for four key elements of the provisional license phase of a graduated driver-licensing program: (1) extended learning; (2) early intervention; (3) contingent advancement; and (4) two-stage instruction. (Contains 1 table and 19 references.) (WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students
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Simons-Morton, Bruce G.; Hartos, Jessica L. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Discusses strategies to guide the parents of newly licensed young drivers. Describes some of the effects of the Checkpoints program in Connecticut and Maryland on traffic citations, motor-vehicle crashes, and family management of teenage driving. (Contains 1 figure and 42 references.) (WFA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students
King, George James – 1971
This research report investigates the need for improved automobile design and safety equipment, what the manufacturers have done about automobile safety, and what could be done. Data were collected from the three major American automobile manufacturers, from federal regulatory agencies, and from insurance companies and others interested in auto…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Business Responsibility, Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements
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