Evidence based road safety: the Driving Standards Agency's schools programme

Achara, S; Adeyemi, Bola; Dosekun, Efunbo; Kelleher, Suzanne; Lansley, Marilyn; Male, Ian; Muhialdin, Nermin; Reynolds, Lucy; Roberts, Ian; Smailbegovic, Mirsada; Spek, Nick van der

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05416-2

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“…Driver improvement and education courses may increase accidents by encouraging greater numbers of inexperienced drivers on to the roads. We agree with comments made in a review 56 published during the preparation of this paper that they cannot be recommended. Evidence for other health effects of transport interventions has also been identified in systematic reviews that have more methodological flaws.…”

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What are the most effective ways of improving population health through transport interventions? Evidence from systematic reviews

Morrison

Petticrew²,

Thomson³

2003

Journal of Epidemiology &Amp; Community Health

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Study objective: To review systematic review literature that describes the effectiveness of transport interventions in improving population health. Methods: Systematic review methodology was used to evaluate published and unpublished systematic reviews in any language that described the measured health effects of any mode of transport intervention. Main results: 28 systematic reviews were identified. The highest quality reviews indicate that the most effective transport interventions to improve health are health promotion campaigns (to prevent childhood injuries, to increase bicycle and motorcycle helmet use, and to promote children's car seat and seatbelt use), traffic calming, and specific legislation against drink driving. Driver improvement and education courses are associated with increases in crash involvement and violations. Conclusions: Systematic reviews are able to provide evidence about effective ways of improving health through transport related interventions and also identify well intentioned but harmful interventions. Valuable additional information may exist in primary studies and systematic reviews have a role in evaluating and synthesising their findings.

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confidence: 54%

What are the most effective ways of improving population health through transport interventions? Evidence from systematic reviews

Morrison

Petticrew²,

Thomson³

2003

Journal of Epidemiology &Amp; Community Health

100

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“…This ignores evidence from analogous elds, for example, the children of alcoholics, that negative stereotyping by professionals and peers is a common result of being given an unwanted label (Burk & Sher, 1990). In the young carer eld, attempts to raise similar issues have been accused of damaging the situation of young people (Aldridge & Becker, 1996 Achara et al, 2001) and health (for example, screening for breast cancer, Olsen & Gotzsche, 2001) are questioned. It is of particular concern that, despite both the effectiveness of young carer services being largely unevaluated, and their long-term impacts being unknown, a substantial expansion in their coverage is being proposed, an inevitable consequence of the weakening of de nitional boundaries.…”

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'Young Carers' and Disabled Parents: Time for a change of direction?

Newman¹

2002

Disability & Society

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“…However, there is considerable controversy over the benefits of driver education classes. Systematic reviews suggest little to no benefit of these classes on driving outcomes with adolescents in general (Clinton & Lonero, 2006; Cochrane Injuries Group Driver Education Reviewers, 2001; Vernick, et al, 1999). In addition to driver education, most states have moved to a graduated driver license (GDL) program, where novice teen drivers are only permitted to drive during periods of relatively lower risk (e.g., during the day).…”

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Efficacy of a family-focused intervention for young drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Fabiano¹,

Schatz²,

Morris³

et al. 2016

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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Objective Teenage drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at significant risk for negative driving outcomes related to morbidity and mortality. However, there are few viable psychosocial treatments for teens with ADHD and none focus on the key functional area of driving. The Supporting the Effective Entry to the Roadway (STEER) program was evaluated in a clinical trial to determine whether it improved family functioning as a proximal outcome and driving behavior as a distal outcome. Method One hundred seventy-two teenagers with ADHD, combined type, were randomly assigned to STEER or a driver education driver practice program (DEDP). Results Relative to parents in the DEDP condition, parents in STEER were observed to be less negative at post-treatment and 6-month follow-up, but not at 12-month follow-up and there were no significant differences for observed positive parenting. Relative to teens in the DEDP condition, teens in STEER reported lower levels of risky driving behaviors at post-treatment and six-month follow-up, but not at 12-month follow-up. They were not observed to differ on objective observations of risky driving or citations/accidents. Conclusions The STEER program for novice drivers with ADHD was effective in reducing observations of negative parenting behavior and teen self reports of risky driving relative to DEDP; groups did not significantly differ on observations of positive parenting or driving behaviors. Public Health Significance Statement Families with a teenager with ADHD may benefit from engaging in behavioral parent training around the transition to independent driving, especially via reductions in negative parenting. Teenagers with ADHD self-reported fewer risky driving behaviors within the family-focused intervention, but these findings were not replicated on objective observations of driving.

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Evidence based road safety: the Driving Standards Agency's schools programme

Cited by 30 publications

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What are the most effective ways of improving population health through transport interventions? Evidence from systematic reviews

What are the most effective ways of improving population health through transport interventions? Evidence from systematic reviews

'Young Carers' and Disabled Parents: Time for a change of direction?

Efficacy of a family-focused intervention for young drivers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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