Table 6 Description of included systematic reviews: Legislation
From: Effects of interventions for preventing road traffic crashes: an overview of systematic reviews
Review first author, date of publication | Date of search to identify studies for this review | Interventions | Participants | Number of included studies (types of studies) | Geographic area | Studied Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foss 1999 [33] | 1997 | Graduated driver licensing | Teenage drivers | 7 (Ecologic mixed study and Ecologic time study) | HIC (New Zealand and USA) | . No reduction in motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities |
Russel 2011 [34] | May 2009 and September 2009 | Graduated driver licensing | Teenage drivers | 34 (ecological design, cross-sectional design, controlled before and after, | HIC (USA, Canada. Australia, New Zealand) | . Reduction in crash rates of teenage drivers’ . Reduction in all crash types |
Zwerling 1999 [35] | 1997 | Low blood alcohol concentration (BAC) laws | Teenage drivers | 6 (Before and after study, interrupted time-series) | HIC (Australia, Canada, USA) | . Reduced motor vehicle crashes |