Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers

Dr. Donald L. Fisher is Head of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and director of the Human Performance Laboratory. He has published over 150 technical papers, including recent ones in the major journals in transportation, human factors, and psychology. He is currently a principal or co-principal investigator on over 10 million dollars of research and training grants, including awards from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, MassDOT, the Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation, the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and the New England University Transportation Center. He has served on the editorial boards of the leading journals in human factors, has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences Human Factors Committee, chaired or co-chaired a number of TRB workshops, and served as a member of both the joint National Research Council and Institute of Medicine Committee on the Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Reducing and Preventing Teen Motor Crashes and the State Farm® Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Youthful Driver Initiative.

Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death globally among 15 to 19 year-olds. However, individuals charged with trying to solve the complex problem of teen and novice drivers are typically not in positions where they can spend the hundreds of hours gathering the information they need in order to make informed decisions about how best to mov

I. Introduction. Overview. For Parents & Teens. For Driving Instructors. II. Epidemiological Differences. Age & Experience. Novice Driver Crash Patterns. III. Skill Differences. Tactical Hazard Perception. Strategic Hazard Anticipation. Attention Maintenance. Vehicle Control. Speeding/Risk Taking/Mitigation. Developmental Perspective. Social and Emotional Factors. Distraction. THC and Alcohol. Attention Deficit Disorder. Fatigue. Training and Education. Parents and Teens. Feedback Technologies. Licensing and GDL. Passenger and Cell Phone Restrictions. Insurance, Law Enforcement. Developed Nations. Developing Nations. Simulation. Naturalistic/On-road. Eye Movements. Hazard Perception.