Table 7 Description of included studies: Driver Education results
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curry 2015 [19] | January 2014 | Parent-directed teen driving. Supervised practice driving | Drivers below the age of 21 | 31 (RCT, before and after) | HIC (Israel, USA) | . No reduction in Road traffic crashes |
Robert and Kwan 2001 [22] | Updated May 2006 | School-based driver education | Individuals between the age of 15 to 24 years who had not yet obtained a licence. | 3 (RCTs) | HIC (Australia, United States, New Zealand) | . No reduction in Road traffic crashes . Increase in Road related injuries (fatal and non-fatal) due to teenage driving. |
Ker 2005 [20] | October 2005. | Post-licence driver education | Motor vehicle drivers (including motorcyclists) with valid driving licence | 24 (RCTs) | HIC (USA, Sweden) | . No reduction in Road traffic crashes . No reduction in Injury crashes (fatal and non-fatal injuries caused by a crash). |
Korner-Bitensky 2009 [21] | January 2008 | Skill-specific driver training programs for older individuals | Older drivers training | RCT, Matched pairs Cohort, descriptive study, pre-post study | HIC (Canada) | . Driving awareness/knowledge on-road driving behaviour and skills . Reduction in crash rates |