AIFS Research - Research projects
Driving Behaviour Study
- Duration: June 2002 - July 2012
- Funding source(s): Transport Accident Commission; Royal Automobile Club of Victoria; Appropriation
- Partner organisations(s): TAC; RACV
- Related themes: Children, young people and their families**
- Related project(s): Australian Temperament Project
- ** Indicates theme(s) to which the project is most relevant
* Indicates theme(s) to which the project has some relevance
The Driving Behaviour Study used longitudinal data from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) to examine learner driver experiences, current driving patterns and risky driving behaviours.
The goal of the project was to investigate the personal, family and wider environmental factors associated with differing types of driving behaviours. The final report was released in 2010.
A third phase of the study is under discussion.
Publications
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Cockfield, S., Gunatillake, T., Harris, A., & Harrison, W. (2010). In the driver’s seat II: Beyond the early driving years (Research Report No. 17). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Cockfield, S., Gunatillake, T., Harris, A., & Harrison, W. (2010). In the driver’s seat II: Beyond the early driving years (Research Report No. 17 – Executive Summary) (PDF 824 KB). Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., Cockfield, S., Harris, A., McIntyre, A., & Harrison, W. (2008). Risky driving among young Australian drivers II: Co-occurrence with other problem behaviours. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 40, 376–386.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., Harrison, W., Harris, A., Cockfield, S., & McIntyre, A. (2007). Risky driving among young Australian drivers: Trends, precursors and correlates. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39, 448–458.
- Smart, D. and Vassallo, S., Sanson, A., Cockfield, S., Harris, A., Harrison, W. and McIntyre, A. (2005). In the driver’s seat: Understanding young adults’ driving behaviour, AIFS Research Report no. 12, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.
- Smart, D. and Vassallo, S., Sanson, A., Cockfield, S., Harris, A., Harrison, W. and McIntyre, A. (2005. In the driver’s seat: Understanding young adults’ driving behaviour – Executive Summary. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.
Presentations
- Smart, D., Vassallo, S., Cockfield, S., Gunatillake, T., Harris, A., & Harrison, W. (2010, 15 April). In the driver’s seat II: Beyond the early driving years. RACV Club, Melbourne, Vic.
- Vassallo, S., & Smart, D. (2007, 27 June). Attendance at the launch of the Monash University Accident Research Centre’s ‘Going Solo’ resource kit. Monash University, Melbourne, Vic.
- Smart, D., Vassallo, S., Sanson A., Harris A., Cockfield, S., McIntyre A., & Harrison, W. (2005, 3 June). In the driver’s seat: Understanding young adults’ driving behaviour. Presentation at the Launch of Report, Transport Accident Commission, Melbourne.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson A., Harris A., Cockfield, S., McIntyre A., & Harrison, W. (2005, 9-11 February). Risky driving among young adults: Trends and precursors. Paper presented at the 9th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.
- Harrison, W., Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Harris A., Cockfield, S., McIntyre A., & Sanson A. (2004, 14-16 November). Psychosocial development and driving behaviours: Some results from the Australian Temperament Project. Paper presented at the Road Safety Research Education, Policing and Enforcement Conference, Perth.