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The effectiveness of a uniform traffic school curriculum for negligent drivers
Accid. A n a l & Prey.
Vol. 4, pp. 81-87.
P e r g a m o n Press 1972.
Printed in Great Britain.
ENGLISH, FRENCH AND G E R M A N ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE NArnAN E. LISKEY: Accidents--rhythmic threat to females. Accid. Anal. & Prey. 4, 1-11. Abstract--There are still some unanswered questions concerning the complexities of the female menstrual cycle and its relationship to the behavior of the woman in her childbearing years. This study sheds light on such variables as suicide, crime and accidents as they relate to the menstrual cycle. Using studies involving various cultures throughout the world, the author has completed research with high school and college age females in an effort to expose any existing relationship between the occurrence of accidents and the menstrual cycle of the female. Based upon the analysis of data within the above mentioned research, conclusions do show significance concerning the pre-menstrual and menstrual phase of the complete cycle plus the length of menstrual flow and the relationship that both have with accident involvement. Recommendations for further study are also included.
RICHARD M. HARANO and RAYMOND C. PECK: The effectiveness of a uniform traffic school curriculum for negligent drivers. Aecid. Anal. & Prey. 4, 13-45. Abstract The study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a uniform traffic school curriculum developed for the multiple traffic violator. Subjects appearing before the traffic court for a recent traffic violation were randomly assigned by the judge to either the new traffic school or to a control group in four California cities. A sample of subjects attending the regular or standard traffic school in Los Angeles was also randomly selected for additional comparisons. Questionnaire contacts were made to obtain additional information not available on the subject's driver record. Comparisons between the treatment groups on various biographical and prior driver record variables indicated that the judges exercised some selectivity in the treatment assignment. Therefore, multiple covariance analysis and multiple regression were used to control for these biases. For male drivers, the Uniform Driver Improvement School resulted in an 11-8 per cent reduction in accidents and a 6.2 per cent reduction in convictions. However, the overall results should be qualified since significant treatment interactions were discovered. The effectiveness of the new traffic school varied with the type of driver treated with the subject's prior driving record having a major influence. F o r females, there was no evidence of a positive treatment effect. The new traffic school compared favorably with the regular traffic school for males, although the results were more suggestive than conclusive. The authors recommend that future program development should be in the direction of shortening and modifying course content, and experimenting with different modification techniques. A lengthening of the new traffic school curriculum does not appear to be a fruitful avenue of development at this juncture. 81 A.A.P. 4/1--F
Vol. 4, pp. 81-87.
P e r g a m o n Press 1972.
Printed in Great Britain.
ENGLISH, FRENCH AND G E R M A N ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE NArnAN E. LISKEY: Accidents--rhythmic threat to females. Accid. Anal. & Prey. 4, 1-11. Abstract--There are still some unanswered questions concerning the complexities of the female menstrual cycle and its relationship to the behavior of the woman in her childbearing years. This study sheds light on such variables as suicide, crime and accidents as they relate to the menstrual cycle. Using studies involving various cultures throughout the world, the author has completed research with high school and college age females in an effort to expose any existing relationship between the occurrence of accidents and the menstrual cycle of the female. Based upon the analysis of data within the above mentioned research, conclusions do show significance concerning the pre-menstrual and menstrual phase of the complete cycle plus the length of menstrual flow and the relationship that both have with accident involvement. Recommendations for further study are also included.
RICHARD M. HARANO and RAYMOND C. PECK: The effectiveness of a uniform traffic school curriculum for negligent drivers. Aecid. Anal. & Prey. 4, 13-45. Abstract The study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a uniform traffic school curriculum developed for the multiple traffic violator. Subjects appearing before the traffic court for a recent traffic violation were randomly assigned by the judge to either the new traffic school or to a control group in four California cities. A sample of subjects attending the regular or standard traffic school in Los Angeles was also randomly selected for additional comparisons. Questionnaire contacts were made to obtain additional information not available on the subject's driver record. Comparisons between the treatment groups on various biographical and prior driver record variables indicated that the judges exercised some selectivity in the treatment assignment. Therefore, multiple covariance analysis and multiple regression were used to control for these biases. For male drivers, the Uniform Driver Improvement School resulted in an 11-8 per cent reduction in accidents and a 6.2 per cent reduction in convictions. However, the overall results should be qualified since significant treatment interactions were discovered. The effectiveness of the new traffic school varied with the type of driver treated with the subject's prior driving record having a major influence. F o r females, there was no evidence of a positive treatment effect. The new traffic school compared favorably with the regular traffic school for males, although the results were more suggestive than conclusive. The authors recommend that future program development should be in the direction of shortening and modifying course content, and experimenting with different modification techniques. A lengthening of the new traffic school curriculum does not appear to be a fruitful avenue of development at this juncture. 81 A.A.P. 4/1--F