New teen drivers and their parents: what they know and what they expect.
OBJECTIVE
To assess teens' and parents' knowledge of teen driver safety and to compare teens' and parents' expectations about learning to drive and acquiring a driver's license.


METHODS
A convenience sample of 613 Connecticut teens enrolled in commercial driving schools and one of their parents completed self-administered surveys.


RESULTS
Significant differences between teens and parent expectations were noted in practice driving with a parent, driving to approved destinations, unlimited vehicle access, curfew, and teen passenger limits.


CONCLUSIONS
The discrepancy between teens' and parents' expectations indicates the need to persuade and empower parents to manage their teen's driving experience more rigorously.
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. ksherma@ccmckids.org
Keith
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Sherman
Garry
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Lapidus
Erica
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Gelven
Leonard
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Banco
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008004:Licensure; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires