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Any views expressed in it are not necessarily those of the Department.  \nTRL is committed to optimising energy efficiency, reducing waste and promoting recycling and re-use. In support of these environmental goals, this report has been printed on recycled paper, comprising 100% post-consumer waste, manufactured using a TCF (totally chlorine free) process.  \nCONTENTS  \nPage  \nExecutive Summary 1  \n1 Introduction 3  \n2 Characteristics of the driving population 3  \n2.1 DVLA file 3  \n2.2 The Cohort study 3  \n3 Accidents by age and experience 4  \n3.1 Introduction 4  \n3.2 Age and experience: an international view 5  \n3.2.1 Fatality numbers, rates and trends by age 5  \n3.2.2 Accidents, age and experience: the overseas  \nresearch literature 6  \n3.3 Age and experience effects: data from Great Britain 9  \n3.3.1 STATS19 injury accident data 9  \n3.3.2 Self-report accident liability studies 9  \n4 Temporal distribution of accidents 11  \n4.1 Overseas studies 11  \n4.2 Temporal effects in Great Britain 12  \n4.2.1 Accidents in daylight and darkness 12  \n4.2.2 STATS19 accidents by hour of day 13  \n4.2.3 Accidents by day of week and month of year 14  \n5 Accident characteristics 14  \n5.1 Introduction 14  \n5.2 The number of vehicles involved 16  \n5.3 The characteristics of single-vehicle accidents 17  \n5.4 Pedestrian accidents 18  \n5.5 Type of road/junction 18  \n5.5.1 Road type 18  \n5.5.2 Form of junction control 21  \n5.6 Manoeuvre/road layout 22  \n6 Human factors in accident involvement 23  \n6.1 Introduction 23  \n6.2 Contributory factors in accidents 23  \n6.2.1 Research studies 23  \n6.2.2 Contributory factor data assessed by police forces 24  \n6.2.3 Self-report contributory factors in accidents 27  \n6.2.4 Alcohol as a factor in accidents 28  \nPage  \n6.3 Blameworthiness 29  \n6.3.1 The research evidence 29  \n6.3.2 The Cohort study findings 30  \n6.4 Active and passive accidents 31  \n6.4.1 Introduction 31  \n6.4.2 The Accident Liability sample 31  \n6.4.3 The Cohort study accidents 32  \n6.5 Driver’s opinions about accident causes and related behaviours 33  \n6.5.1 Introduction 33  \n6.5.2 Opinions about accident causes 35  \n6.5.3 Concerns about driving 35  \n6.5.4 Propensity to commit violations 36  \n6.5.5 Frequency of committing errors 36  \n6.6 Near accidents 36  \n7 Accidents and the driving test: summary and discussion 38  \n7.1 Introduction 38  \n7.2 Demographic factors 38  \n7.2.1 Age 38  \n7.2.2 Relevance of age and experience effects to the  \ndriving test 38  \n7.2.3 Gender differences 39  \n7.2.4 The relevance of gender differences to the driving test 39  \n7.3 Characteristics of accidents 40  \n7.3.1 Introduction 40  \n7.3.2 Time and type of accident 40  \n7.3.3 Relevance of the time and type of accident to the driving test 40  \n7.3.4 Accidents by road type 41  \n7.3.5 Relevance of road type to the driving test 41  \n7.3.6 Junctions and manoeuvres 41  \n7.3.7 Relevance of accident-involved manoeuvres to the driving test 42  \n7.4 Characteristics of drivers 42  \n7.4.1 Introduction 42  \n7.4.2 Contributory factors in accidents and blameworthiness 42  \n7.4.3 Active and passive accidents 42  \n7.4.4 Drivers opinions 43  \n7.4.5 The relevance of driver characteristics to the driving test 44  \n8 References 44  \nAbstract 47  \nRelated publications 47  \nExecutive Summary   \nThis report forms a part of a broad ranging review of the practical driving test. 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