Young drivers' early access to their own car and crash risk into early adulthood: Findings from the DRIVE study.

Chen, H-Y; Möller, H; Senserrick, TM; Rogers, KD; Cullen, P; Ivers, RQ

Young drivers' early access to their own car and crash risk into early adulthood: Findings from the DRIVE study.

Chen, H-Y Möller, H Senserrick, TM Rogers, KD Cullen, P Ivers, RQ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Accid Anal Prev, 2024, 199, pp. 107516
Issue Date:: 2024-05

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dc.contributor.author	Chen, H-Y
dc.contributor.author	Möller, H
dc.contributor.author	Senserrick, TM
dc.contributor.author	Rogers, KD
dc.contributor.author	Cullen, P
dc.contributor.author	Ivers, RQ
dc.date.accessioned	2024-09-25T06:31:19Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-20
dc.date.available	2024-09-25T06:31:19Z
dc.date.issued	2024-05
dc.identifier.citation	Accid Anal Prev, 2024, 199, pp. 107516
dc.identifier.issn	0001-4575
dc.identifier.issn	1879-2057
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180982
dc.description.abstract	INTRODUCTION: Car ownership at early licensure for young drivers has been identified as a crash risk factor, but for how long this risk persists is unknown. This study examined crash hazard rates between young drivers with their own vehicle and those who shared a family vehicle at early licensure over 13 years. METHODS: The DRIVE study, a 2003/04 survey of 20,806 young novice drivers in New South Wales, Australia was used to link to police crash, hospital and death records up to 2016. The first police-reported crash and crash resulting in hospitalisation/death was modelled via flexible parametric survival analysis by type of vehicle access at baseline (own vs. shared family vehicle). RESULTS: After adjusting for covariates, drivers with their own vehicle at early licensure had an almost 30 % increased hazard rate for any crash after one year (95 % CI:1.16-1.42) compared with those who only had access to a family car and this attenuated but remained significantly higher until year 7 (HR: 1.1, 95 % CI: >1.00-1.20). For crashes resulting in hospitalisation or death, an almost 15-times higher hazard (95 % CI: 1.40-158.17) was observed at the start of follow up, remaining 50 % to year 3 (95 % CI:1.01-2.18). CONCLUSIONS: Parents and young drivers should be aware of the increased risks involved in car ownership at early licensure. Development of poorer driving habits has been associated with less parental monitoring at this time. Graduated Driving Licensing educators, researchers and stakeholders should seek to address this and to identify improved safety management options.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1134894
dc.relation.ispartof	Accid Anal Prev
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.aap.2024.107516
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1507 Transportation and Freight Services, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Logistics & Transportation
dc.subject.classification	3509 Transportation, logistics and supply chains
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.classification	5201 Applied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Automobiles
dc.subject.mesh	Accidents, Traffic
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Awareness
dc.subject.mesh	Habits
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Habits
dc.subject.mesh	Awareness
dc.subject.mesh	Accidents, Traffic
dc.subject.mesh	Automobiles
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Automobiles
dc.subject.mesh	Accidents, Traffic
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Awareness
dc.subject.mesh	Habits
dc.title	Young drivers' early access to their own car and crash risk into early adulthood: Findings from the DRIVE study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	199
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1507 Transportation and Freight Services
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/INSIGHT: Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-being and Health
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dc.date.updated	2024-09-25T06:31:17Z
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pubs.volume	199

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: Car ownership at early licensure for young drivers has been identified as a crash risk factor, but for how long this risk persists is unknown. This study examined crash hazard rates between young drivers with their own vehicle and those who shared a family vehicle at early licensure over 13 years. METHODS: The DRIVE study, a 2003/04 survey of 20,806 young novice drivers in New South Wales, Australia was used to link to police crash, hospital and death records up to 2016. The first police-reported crash and crash resulting in hospitalisation/death was modelled via flexible parametric survival analysis by type of vehicle access at baseline (own vs. shared family vehicle). RESULTS: After adjusting for covariates, drivers with their own vehicle at early licensure had an almost 30 % increased hazard rate for any crash after one year (95 % CI:1.16-1.42) compared with those who only had access to a family car and this attenuated but remained significantly higher until year 7 (HR: 1.1, 95 % CI: >1.00-1.20). For crashes resulting in hospitalisation or death, an almost 15-times higher hazard (95 % CI: 1.40-158.17) was observed at the start of follow up, remaining 50 % to year 3 (95 % CI:1.01-2.18). CONCLUSIONS: Parents and young drivers should be aware of the increased risks involved in car ownership at early licensure. Development of poorer driving habits has been associated with less parental monitoring at this time. Graduated Driving Licensing educators, researchers and stakeholders should seek to address this and to identify improved safety management options.

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