Strategies to Improve Equity and Access to Driver Education and Training for Novice Drivers

Being able to drive is important, and in some cases necessary, to access education, employment, and other activities. Driver education and training helps prepare novice drivers for challenges and risks associated with driving. Barriers to equitable access to driver education and training present a significant challenge: lack of equitable driver training contributes to varying levels of driving skill and knowledge among novice drivers, potentially leading to increased risks on the road. Research is needed to identify barriers and potential solutions to achieving equitable access to driver education and training. Findings could be used by state highway safety offices (SHSOs), driver licensing agencies, and departments of education to develop targeted strategies to address these challenges. The objective of this research is to develop a guide that identifies innovative strategies and promising approaches for SHSOs, state driver licensing agencies, and departments of education to make driver education and training equitable and accessible to novice drivers.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5734
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $300,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project BTS-37

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Governors Highway Safety Association

  444 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 722
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Retting, Richard

• Start Date: 20241223
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Low income groups; Rural areas; Teenage drivers; Traffic safety; Transportation equity
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01922048
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project BTS-37
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 18 2024 4:51PM