Rethinking Teen Driver Safety Strategies

Monday, April 3, 2023

10:45am – 12:15pm PDT

Location: Room 606

Track Leader(s)

Charlie Klauer, PhD

Lead, Training Systems Group
VA Tech Transportation Institute
Blacksburg
MM

Mike Manser, PhD

Human Factors Program Manager
TX A&M Transportation Institute
Austin, TX

Moderator/Speaker(s)

Johnathon Ehsani, PhD

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD

Speaker(s)

EW

Elizabeth A. Walshe, PhD (they/them/theirs)

Research Scientist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
LL

Laurie Laise, MTSA

Driver Education Instructor
Middletown High School / Appoquinimink School District / Delaware
Smyrna, DE

Slides Handouts
DC

Daniel Cooke

Administrator, Licensing, Endorsements, and Traffic Safety
Washington State Department of Licensing
Olympia, WA
TB

Timothy Beckham (he/him/his)

Project Manager
Highway Safety Services
Molalla, OR

Teen drivers are more likely to be involved in crashes than any other age group. The reasons for this heightened crash risk include immaturity, risk-taking, and poor decision-making. However, there are programs and approaches to teen driver training and licensing that have proven to be effective at improving safety for teen drivers. Learn about effective programs that aim to improve teen driving safety through either training and/or licensing policies.