Groeger, J. A. (2006). Youthfulness, inexperience, and sleep loss: The problems young drivers face and those they pose for us. Injury Prevention, 12(Suppl 1), i19-24.
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Abstract
Young inexperienced drivers are more likely to be involved in road traffic crashes than drivers who are older and more experienced. This paper argues that neither age nor inexperience are, in and of themselves, sufficient explanations of the association between age, experience, and casualty rates. The aim here is to consider what it is about inexperienced young drivers in particular that may increase crash risk. Evidence is reviewed showing differential sleep loss among different teenage groups, which may relate to recently presented evidence that young teenagers are more crash involved than drivers in their early twenties. Potential acute and chronic effects of sleep loss among teenagers and young adults are described.
MeSH Terms
Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data*
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Automobile Driving/psychology*
Automobile Driving/standards
Awareness/physiology
Humans
Personality
Safety
Sleep/physiology
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