Evaluation of Iowa's Graduated Driver's Licensing Program
Researcher(s)
Principal investigator: Shauna Hallmark, 515-294-5249, shallmar@iastate.edu (project list)
Other authors: Debbie Witt and David Veneziano
Student researchers:
- David Veneziano
- Deborah Witt
Project status
Completed
Start date:
End date: 09/01/07
Publications
Report: September 2007, http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/reports/Iowa_GDL.pdf 454 kb (*pdf)
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Sponsor(s)/partner(s)
Sponsor(s):Iowa Department of Transportation
About the research
Abstract: This project evaluated the effectiveness of the Iowa Graduated Driver's Licensing (GDL) program in reducing crashes for teenage drivers during a four-year period before and after implementation of GDL. The report presents a review of the literature on teenage drivers, crash rates, and graduated driver's licensing programs around the country, followed by an analysis of teenage drivers and crash risk before and after implementation of GDL in Iowa.