Public support for logbooks during the supervised practice driving phase of graduated driver licensing: a national survey of teens and parents in the USA.

Autor:	Ehsani JP; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA johnathon.ehsani@jhu.edu., Duren ML; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Hellinger A; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Sabit A; Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention [Inj Prev] 2024 Aug 07. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 07.
DOI:	10.1136/ip-2024-045318
Abstrakt:	Background: Verification of the completion of supervised practice driving hours for teenagers is challenging. Electronic logbooks could provide an objective alternative to paper logbooks. Factors influencing the adoption of electronic logbooks are poorly understood. We conducted a survey of a nationally representative sample of teenagers and parents in the USA to address these gaps in understanding. Methods: The survey was fielded to teenagers who were currently learning to drive or had a full driver's licence, and parents of teenager with a learner's permit or a driver's licence. We measured (1) support for supervised practice driving requirements and logbook requirements, (2) preferences between paper and electronic logbooks and (3) features that would make an electronic logbook useful. Results: Most parents and teenagers supported both supervised practice driving and logbook requirements. The overwhelming majority of teenagers and parents preferred an electronic logbook over paper. Electronic logbooks that provide (1) summary information about completed drives, (2) parent certification of drives and (3) automatic trip detection were features that were rated most useful by respondents. Discussion: This is the first study to measure teen and parent support for the logbook format to track supervised practice driving. Public support for electronic logbooks is high, suggesting that policy makers could consider adding an electronic logbook requirement to graduated driver licensing systems to objectively measure completed practice driving hours. Driver educators could also promote the use electronic logbooks to track practice and calibrate behind-the-wheel lessons to the amount of practice driving that has been completed. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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