Research report No. 17
In the driver’s seat II: Beyond the early driving years
List of tables
- Table 1. Road safety questions and response categories, ATP Young Adult Survey, 2006
- Table 2. Road safety questions and response categories, ATP Parent Survey, 2006
- Table 3. Type of licence(s) ever held, at 2324 years
- Table 4. Type of licence(s) currently held, at 2324 years
- Table 5. Average number of hours spent driving, at weekdays and weekends and during daylight and night-time hours, at 2324 years
- Table 6. Number of crashes experienced over driving careers, at 2324 years
- Table 7. Number of times detected speeding over driving career, at 2324 years
- Table 8. Risky driving behaviours during previous ten trips, at 2324 years
- Table 9. Number of days in the past month of driving when near or over the legal alcohol limit, at 2324 years
- Table 10. Number of friends who drive after drinking, at 2324 years
- Table 11. Agreement that partner drives after drinking, at 2324 years
- Table 12. Use of strategies to avoid drink-driving in past month, at 2324 years
- Table 13. Risky driving sub-groups, at 1920 years
- Table 14. Risky driving sub-groups, at 2324 years
- Table 15. Risky driving patterns, 2- to 5-cluster solutions, at 2324 years
- Table 16. Gender composition of risky driving groups, at 2324 years
- Table 17. Level of subsequent risky driving behaviour among 1920 year old risky driving cluster groups
- Table 18. Engagement in risky driving during their past 10 trips, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Table 19. Definitions and sizes of multi-substance use groups, at 2324 years
- Table 20. Engagement in risky driving during their past ten trips, zero, single and multiple crash groups, at 2324 years
- Table 21. Engagement in risky driving during their past ten trips, high-level speeders and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Table 22. Engagement in risky driving during their past ten trips, fatigued drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Table 23. Road safety characteristics associated with problematic driving outcomes, at 2324 years
- Table 24. Co-occurrence of multiple crashes, high-level speeding and fatigued driving, at 2324 years
- Table 25. Factors parents believed their 2324 year old children should consider and actually considered when purchasing a vehicle
- Table 26. Parents perceptions of their influence on their 2324 year old childrens vehicle purchase
List of figures
- Figure 1. Number of hours typically spent driving per week, at weekdays and weekends and during daylight and night-time hours, at 2324 years
- Figure 2. Frequency of making plans to avoid drink-driving, at 2324 years
- Figure 3. Frequency of drink-driving after making plans to avoid it, at 2324 years
- Figure 4. Engagement in risky driving during previous ten trips, males and females, at 2324 years
- Figure 5. Frequency of plans being made to avoid drink-driving, males and females, at 2324 years
- Figure 6. Frequency of engaging in drink-driving after making plans to avoid it, males and females, at 2324 years
- Figure 7. Strategies used to avoid drink-driving, males and females, at 2324 years
- Figure 8. Strategies used to avoid drink-driving, metropolitan and non-metropolitan young drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 9. Frequency of drink-driving after making plans to avoid it, low-, average- and high-status occupations, at 2324 years
- Figure 10. Type of licence held by secondary, other post-secondary and university groups, at 2324 years
- Figure 11. Frequency of drink-driving after making plans to avoid it, secondary, other post-secondary and university groups, at 2324 years
- Figure 12. Actions taken to avoid drink-driving, secondary, other post-secondary and university groups, at 2324 years
- Figure 13. Engagement in risky driving during previous ten trips, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 14. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 15. Engagement in risky driving behaviours at 2324 years, by whether engaged in by the same individuals at 1920 years
- Figure 16. Frequency of engagement in risky driving behaviours by the same individuals, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 17. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, 1920 and 2324 year old risky driving sub-groups
- Figure 18. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, low-level risky driving group, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 19. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, moderate-level risky driving group, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 20. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, high-level risky driving group, at 1920 and 2324 years
- Figure 21. Frequency of risky driving behaviours, three-cluster groups, at 2324 years
- Figure 22. Percentage who exceeded the speed limit at least once during their past 10 trips, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 23. Percentage who had not worn a seatbelt for part or all of at least one recent trip, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 24. Percentage who had driven when fatigued at least once during their past 10 trips, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 25. Percentage who had driven when affected by an illegal drug at least once during their past 10 trips, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 26. Percentage who had used a mobile phone when driving at least once during their past 10 trips, drink-drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 27. Engagement in high- and very high-level binge drinking in the past month, low-, moderate- and high-level risky drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 28. Number of substances used in the past month, ATP sample, at 2324 years
- Figure 29. Frequent multi-substance use in the past month, ATP sample, at 2324 years
- Figure 30. Frequent multi-substance use in the past month, high-, moderate- and low-level risky drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 31. Frequent binge drinking and marijuana use in the past month, high-, moderate- and low-level risky drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 32. Number of hours spent driving, at weekdays and weekends and during daylight and night-time hours, fatigued drivers and other drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 33. Factors parents believed their 2324 year old children actually considered when purchasing a vehicle, by sons and daughters
- Figure 34. Parents perceptions of their influence on their 2324 year old childrens vehicle purchase, by gender of their child
- Figure 35. Depth of parentyoung adult child relationship, support and financial assistance by whether parents helped with vehicle purchase
- Figure 36. Depth of parentyoung adult child relationship, support and financial assistance, by how much parents influenced vehicle purchase
- Figure 37. Personal characteristics, low-, moderate- and high-level risky drivers, at 2324 years
- Figure 38. Lifestyle characteristics, low-, moderate- and high-level risky drivers, at 2324 years