Highlights We evaluate the impact of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system introduced in Victoria, Australia. Our evaluation of the GDL is based on monthly mortality and morbidity data for drivers 18 to 25 for the period January 2000 to June 2017. We estimate the immediate and long-term impacts of each policy change to the GDL system. We examine signalling, probationary years, alcohol bans, limits on both passengers and mobile phone use.

    Abstract We evaluate the impact of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system introduced in Victoria, Australia as they influence both injury and fatality rates. Since 1990, the Victorian GDL scheme has undergone several modifications including the introduction of new requirements and the stricter enforcement of existing regulations. Our evaluation of the GDL is based on monthly mortality and morbidity data for drivers 18–25 for the period January 2000 to June 2017. We estimate the immediate and long-term impacts of each policy change to the GDL system. Our results indicate that several initiatives in the GDL system have had impacts on both fatalities and injuries requiring hospitalisation when differentiated by gender. In a number of cases we observe that reactions to these measures are common to both genders. These include: the signalling of the proposed GDL changes in the media, the introduction of an extra probationary year for those under 21, the total alcohol ban for the entire probationary period, and limits on peer passengers for the first year. Stricter mobile phone restrictions appear to have had no impact on injuries for either males or females although they were associated with lower fatality rates for both. In addition, we found an indication that in the period prior to the introduction of the mandatory requirement of 120 h supervised driving, there was a rise in male driver injuries possibly caused by a rush of more inexperienced learners to obtain their probationary licence.


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    Titel :

    Impacts of graduated driver licensing regulations


    Beteiligte:
    Hirschberg, Joe (Autor:in) / Lye, Jenny (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-02-17




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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