Over the past decades, the population of younger drivers has been continuously decreasing. Despite this decrease, their crash rates have increased over the same period and young drivers were involved in more fatal crashes than any other age group. Past research has associated the higher crash rates of younger drivers to their societal influences and youthful behavior. Younger drivers may, as a result of their limited driving experience and high risk taking behavior, cause more crashes. Given this background the objective of this research is to identify the specific driving maneuvers whose unsuccessful undertaking results in specific types of crashes involving younger drivers. A literature review was conducted in order to identify specific types of crashes, in which young drivers have high involvement rates. The four types of crashes identified are: intersection related, rear end, crashes resulting from passing maneuvers on two lane two way roads and single vehicle crashes. Period of the day, number of occupants, number of lanes and driver gender have also been identified as possible influences on youth crash involvement. A crash analysis was performed examining the Kentucky crash database for the years of 1994-1996.


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