title: Comparison of novice and full-licenced driver common crash types in New South Wales, Australia, 2001-2011.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the circumstances of passenger vehicle crashes for novice licenced drivers aged 17-25 years and to compare the crash circumstances of the most common crash types for novices to a sample of full-licence drivers aged 40-49 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was conducted of passenger vehicle crashes involving novice and full-licenced drivers during 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2011 in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 4113 injurious crashes of novice drivers. Almost half the novice driver crashes involved a single vehicle. Vehicle speed (33.2%), fatigue (15.6%) and alcohol (12.6%) were identified risk factors in novice driver crashes. Correspondence analysis for 4 common crash types for novice drivers revealed that the crash characteristics between novice and full-licenced drivers were similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Similarities exist between novice driver and full-licenced driver crash risk for common crash types. Preventive strategies aimed at crash risk reduction for novice drivers may also benefit all drivers.
authors.affiliation: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Level 6, 75 Talavera Road, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: r.mitchell@mq.edu.au.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, University of New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senserrick
authors.affiliation: Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, University of New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bambach
authors.affiliation: Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, University of New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mattos
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Driver’s licence; Injury severity; Young driver