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A Research Report of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm®

DRIVING: THROUGH THE EYES OF TEENSA Closer Look

DATE: Monday, 10/19/09TIME: 1:00 pm EasternDURATION: 60 MinutesFor Audio Please Call 1.800.704.9804Access code (see registration confirmation email)

Host: Brian Johns, DETA WEB & Tech. Officer (Idaho)

Moderator: David Huff, DETA Chairman, Montana DE Director

Presenters: Flaura K. Winston, MD PhD and Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEd

Welcome!

Sponsored by and

Published Findings of the National Young Drivers Survey

Presenters

Flaura K Winston, MD PhDKenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEdThe Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS TALK

• Nuanced teen perspective• Teen misperceptions about inexperience• Parents matter• Parents, hold on to those keys!• Info and tools you can use

AS YOU LISTEN, CONSIDER:

• How can this information help you engage parents?• Where can you deliver these messages?• How would you present them?• Provide ideas to group in the Q&A at the end

YOUNG DRIVER RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Unique Academic-Industry

Alliance

• Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach• Analyzes factors associated with crashes• Listens to teens, their parents, stakeholders• Considers driving concerns plus adolescent cognitive,

emotional and social development • Develops evidence-informed interventions

NATIONAL YOUNG DRIVER SURVEY

• Teen-Centered Method

• 45 focus groups to develop survey tool

• 68 public high schools, 5,665 students

• Representative of 10.6 million students in US

• Comprehensive current description of youth perceptions on driving

TEEN PERSPECTIVE: Technicolor. Not Black and White.

• Some distractions are more dangerous than others

• Teens perceive a hierarchy of increasing danger on some factors.

• If they see it often, they may assume it carries little risk

• Effective communication acknowledges these nuances

Call to Action: Include teens in policy and program development

TEEN PERSPECTIVE:Cell Phones

Things drivers do that take their eyes and focus off the road

TEEN PERSPECTIVE:Passengers

Things Passengers do that take the driver’s eyes and focus off the road

INEXPERIENCED? NOT ME!

Inexperienced and Safety

PARENTING STYLE AND CRASH RISKAnalysis

• A sub-set of NYDS teens who are driving

• Asked general questions about parent involvement

• Divided parents into four styles

PARENTING STYLES:the balance between support and control

PARENTS REALLY DO MATTER

Teens who describe authoritative parents are

• Half as likely to crash

• 71% less likely to drive while intoxicated

• 30% less likely to use a cell phone while driving

- as compared to teens of uninvolved parents

PARENTS REALLY DO MATTER

Teens who describe authoritative or authoritarian parents are

• Twice as likely to use seatbelts

• Twice as likely to believe belts affect safety

- as compared to teens of uninvolved parent

• Speed half as often- as compared to teens of uninvolved

or permissive parents

HOW DO WE EMPOWER PARENTS?

Help them to:• Understand importance of lots of

varied supervised practice driving and monitoring during first yeast of driving

• Set rules during first year, gradually introducing new privileges

• Be role models

• Understand GDL

HOW DO WE EMPOWER PARENTS?

Help them to communicate in a way teens will be receptive to their guidance:

• Honor teen’s independence

• Emphasize safety not control

• Make it easier for teens to choose safe behaviors

• Reward teens for responsibility

A KEY DECISION FOR FAMILIES

Should teens share the car with other family members?

Should teens be the main driver of the car?

For this study:Primary access = teen perceives self as main driver Shared access = teen shares car with other family membersNearly three-fourths of today’s teens have primary access

ACCESS MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Risk factors for teens based on access to a vehicle*

Teens with primary access are more than twice as likely to report having been in a crash than those who share a car.

CAN I BORROW THE CAR?The conversation starter that might keep a teen from crashing

• Recommend that teens ask for the keys at least for the first 6-12 months

• Parent’s opportunity to:– review house rules

– help with trip decisions

– provide support on peer pressure

WHO’S DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE?

• Unlicensed drivers overrepresented in crashes

• Unlicensed drivers more likely to:– Use alcohol/drugs at least sometimes

– Not wear seat belts at least sometimes

- than licensed drivers

WHO’S DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE?

Subgroups of teens reporting unlicensed driving

Webpage for parentsVideos and content to help parents

enhance skills for teen driving

Use the NYDS to engage communities about teen driver safetyVisit www.chop.edu/youngdrivers to access this presentation

and more information!

& More Planned for

ADDRESS THE KNOWLEDGE GAPS

Fact Sheets

Karen HolmYDRI Outreach Managerholmk@email.chop.edu

Please type any questions you may have into the chat/text box on the left side of your screen.

Only the moderators can see these questions and they will select as many as possible to pass on to

the presenter.

Questions?

Host: Brian Johns, DETA WEB & Tech. Officer (Idaho) bjohns@sde.idaho.gov

Moderator: David Huff, DETA Chairman, Montana DE Director dhuff@mt.gov

Presenters: Flaura K. Winston, MD PhD and Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MSEdEmail Care of Karen Holm holmk@email.chop.edu

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