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Project Title:
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Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Reducing and Preventing Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes
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BCYF-I-05-02-A
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Major Unit:
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Institute of Medicine
Transportation Research Board
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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RSO:
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Chalk, Rosemary
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Behavioral and Social Sciences; Computers and Information Technology; Education; Engineering and Technology; Policy for Science and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure
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Workshop on the Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Reducing and Preventing Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes
May 15, 2006 - May 16, 2006
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C.
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Wendy Keenan
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| Email:
wkeenan@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1759
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Fax:
202-334-3584
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Agenda:
Monday, May 15, 2006
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of the Workshop
- What is the task of the committee?
- Workshop format
- What do we hope to learn from this workshop?
…Bob Graham, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine / Workshop Moderator, Committee Chair
9:00 am Panel 1: Teens Behind the Wheel
- Description of the problem (crashes, injuries, magnitude, forecast).
- Complexity of driving and crash avoidance, particularly for novice drivers.
- How is driving different for teens (e.g., age, inexperience, crash factors)?
- What do we know about contributing factors to teen driver crashes (e.g., age, gender experience, time of day, passengers, alcohol, seat belts)?
- What is the set of cognitive and motor skills that must be learned in order to be a safe driver?
…David Preusser, PhD, Preusser Research Group
…A. James McKnight, Transportation Research Associates
Respondent:
…Flaura Winston, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia /Committee Member
Discussion and Q & A
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Panel 2: Adolescent Development
(A) Physical Characteristics of Adolescents
- How does the adolescent brain and its development affect teen driving?
- How do adolescent sleep patterns and sleep needs affect teen driving?
…Abigail Baird, PhD, Dartmouth College, School of Psychological and Brain Sciences
…Mary Carskadon, PhD, Brown University
Discussion and Q & A
11:00 am
(B) Adolescent Relationships
- What are the characteristics of adolescent peer relationships and the influence of these relationships on adolescent decision-making and risk-taking?
- What are the characteristics of adolescent relationships with parents and the influence of these relationships on adolescent decision-making and risky behavior?
- How do adolescents perceive adult authority and what is the influence of these relationships on adolescent decision-making and risky behaviortaking?
- How do these adolescent social relationships influence risky behavior?
…Sara Kinsman, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
…Joseph Allen, PhD, University of Virginia
…Bruce Simons-Morton, EdD, NICHD/NIH
Discussion and Q & A
12:00 pm Lunch break
1:00 pm
(C) Adolescent Behavior: Risky Behavior and Decision-Making
- What do we know about social and behavioral research on adolescent risky behavior, sensation-seeking, and reckless behavior?
- What research guides our understanding of self-regulated and executive functioning during adolescence?
- What factors and settings influence how adolescents make decisions?
- How do patterns of adolescent risky behavior and decision-making influence teen driving and teen driving interventions?
…Ronald Dahl, MD, Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
…Julie Downs, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences
Respondent:
… Don Fisher, PhD, University of Massachusetts /Committee Member
Discussion and Q & A
2:00 pm Adolescent Development: Cross-Cutting Discussion
…William DeJong, PhD, Boston University /Committee Member
2:45 pm Panel 3: Current Approaches to the Teen Driving Problem
- Traffic Safety: what approaches to improve teen driving outcomes have been tried in the U.S. and internationally (e.g., graduated driver licensing, experience driving hours, driver education)?
- Regulation: what approaches to improve teen driving outcomes have been tried in the U.S. and internationally (e.g., seat belt regulations, alcohol policies, license suspension/revocation policies)?
- Public Health: what approaches to improve teen driving outcomes have been tried in the U.S. and internationally (health care provider interventions, health education, information, and messages, partnerships, data collection)?
- What has worked, what has not, and what has not been evaluated?
- What has been the impact of these policies?
…Anne McCartt, PhD, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
…Rob Foss, PhD, University of North Carolina
…Larry D’Angelo, MD, MPH, FSAM, Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC
…Richard Compton, PhD, Director, NHTSA
Respondents:
…Ruth Shults, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
…Allan F. Williams, PhD, Bethesda, MD/Committee Member
Discussion and Q & A
4:15 pm Panel 4: Emerging Driving Technology
- What technologies exist to enhance training and feedback?
- What is the field experience of driver technology and its influence on teens and driving?
…Max Donath, PhD, Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute, University of Minnesota
…R. Wade Allen, Systems Technology, Inc.
…John Lee, PhD, University of Iowa /Committee Member
Discussion and Q & A
5:00 pm Adjourn
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
8:30 am Welcome and Overview of Day 2
…Robert Graham, MD, Moderator, Committee Chair
8:45 am Panel 5: Teen Driving Current Challenges
- To what extent are current policies and interventions informed by issues of adolescent development? How might they be revised to take into account teen driving and adolescent development?
- What role can parents, teachers, and other adults play in building driving competencies and reducing risky behaviors among teens?
- What role can the media and public messaging about driving play in building driving competencies and reducing risky behaviors among teens?
- What areas of teen driving risk have we missed in the presentations and discussion?
- What research is needed to move the field forward?
…Sue Ferguson, PhD, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
…Richard Catalano, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle Social Development Project
Respondent:
…Jean Shope, PhD, University of Michigan /Committee Member
Discussion and Q & A
9:45 am Discussant Reports and Group Discussion
…James Hedlund, PhD, President, Highway Safety North
…Daniel Keating, PhD, University of Michigan /Committee Member
11:45 am Wrap-up
…Robert Graham, MD
12:00 pm Adjourn
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Robert Graham
University of Cincinnati
Claire Brindis
University of California
San Francisco
B. Bradford Brown
University of Wisconsin
William DeJong
Boston University
Donald Fisher
University of Massachusetts
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher
University of California
Daniel P. Keating
University of Michigan
John D. Lee
University of Iowa
Daniel Mayhew
Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Carol W. Runyan
University of North Carolina
Jean Thatcher Shope
University of Michigan
Allan Williams
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Flaura Koplin Winston
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
- Reviewed workshop presentations and discussion
- Identified key messages, areas of controversy, and areas for future research
- Developed outline for workshop summary
- Discussed future work needs and identified commissioned paper topics
- Reviewed process for completing summary
- Discussed possible continued committee activities
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
PowerPoint presentations from the May 15-16 Workshop
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
June 2, 2006
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