Evaluationof Beginner Driver Education Programs
Teens have the highest crash rate of any group in the United States. Evaluation of Beginner Driver Education Programs Studies in Manitoba and Oregon September 2014 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 201 | Washington, DC 20005 | AAAFoundation.org | 202-638-5944 Title Evaluation of Beginner Driver Education Programs: Studies in Manitoba and Oregon (September 2014) Authors Dan Mayhew, Kyla Marcoux, Katherine Wood, Herb Simpson, and Ward Vanlaar TRAFFIC INJURY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (TIRF) Larry Lonero and Kathryn Clinton NORTHPORT ASSOCIATES (NPA) Acknowledgments This study was made possible by financial support from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Manitoba Public Insurance. The support of these agencies is gratefully acknowledged. Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) also provided assistance in numerous other ways in the conduct of the study in Manitoba, including: administrative support for the survey of teens through high schools across the province; the contact information for the mail survey of teens on an Intermediate license and their parents; the Service Centers and office space for setting up and running teens on simulated drive tests; and, the capture and provision of road test results of teen applicants for an Intermediate license. In particular, the authors acknowledge MPI and its management/staff for their support and assistance throughout the course of this investigation. Special thanks are also given to the numerous high school principals and their staff, MPI driver education instructors, and MPI driver examiners for their support and assistance as well as to the teens and parents who participated in this investigation.
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