The aim of this project was to compare the effectiveness of a post driving test intervention with a traditional pre-driver training input in the improvement of the safety of young drivers. Four hundred and fifty subjects aged between 17-21 were recruited to the project. The subjects were randomly allocated into three groups: pre-driver training group, post test intervention group and the control group. The subjects completed questionnaires at four stages: before learning to drive, on passing their test and then at three and nine months after passing. The research found that there were significant improvements in the attitude of subjects who had received post-test intervention at three months post-test. This was not the case with the other two groups. However, at nine months post-test no differences between groups could be found. Therefore it seems that neither pre-driver nor post-driver interventions were effective in bringing about the desired change in the self reports of driving behaviour in the longer term. The project has generated a vast amount of data relating to new drivers.
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Published: August 2001