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Paper Title:
The Accumulation Of Driving
Experience By Learner Permit Holders
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Authors:
Wendy Stephenson, John
Catchpole
Abstract:
Aims
It is important for new drivers to gain as much supervised driving
experience as possible during the time they hold a learner permit
before graduating to unsupervised driving. VicRoads has therefore
implemented a number of measures to encourage learners to drive
more during the learner period. This project develops a program
of regular monitoring of driving experience among learner drivers
and examines the most appropriate method for conducting regular
monitoring.
Method
The monitoring program comprises a survey, to be repeated at regular
intervals, which samples learners at three different stages of the
learner period. Drivers who have acquired a probationary licence
in the last few days are also sampled in order to obtain information
about driving experience during the last few weeks leading up to
the licence test. Questionnaires were administered by telephone
to 1500 new drivers. The questionnaires sought information about
participation in professional lessons, driving experience supervised
by friends and relatives, barriers to the accumulation of driving
experience, participation in relevant VicRoads programs, and other
relevant issues.
Results
The paper will present estimates of the amount of driving experience
accumulated in professional lessons and supervised practice by learners
at each stage of the learner permit period and will report differences
between demographic groups within the learner population.
Conclusions
Information collected through the monitoring program will be used
to target and to assess the effectiveness of present and future
programs intended to increase the experience levels of drivers presenting
for the probationary licence test. The paper will make recommendations
for the conduct of future surveys of learner driving experience.
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