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They are 2 ½ times more likely to be killed in a crash than any other age group.1  \nTHE FACTS  \nThis fact sheet complements CARRS-Q’s Graduated Driver Licensing Fact Sheet.2  \nWhat is the difference between a“novice”and“young”driver or rider?  \n• For the purpose of this fact sheet, a young driver/rider is defined as aged 17-20 years; however traditionally in road safety research, young drivers/riders include those up to 25 years of age.  \n• Novice drivers/riders are “new to the road”(ie. they hold provisional licenses and are in their first years of solo driving or riding) .  \n• Young novice drivers/riders therefore are young adults who are comparatively new to the experience of driving or riding on the road.  \nYoung drivers/riders  \n• Young drivers/riders have a disproportionately high rate of involvement in road crashes.3 Their significantly higher crash and fatality rates are found not only across Australia, but around the world. Whilst crash rates have steadily declined over recent decades, young drivers and riders continue to be killed at rates that far exceed those of older, more experienced drivers/riders.4  \n• For young drivers/riders in Queensland in 2010:5  \n° 14.6% of the licensed driver/rider population was aged 17-24 years;  \n° One in five persons killed on the road were aged 17-24 years;  \n° 58% of drivers aged 17-24 years were killed in a single-vehicle crash;  \n° 79% of these drivers were male;  \n° 85.7% of young adult road users were judged to be at fault in the crash; and  \n° One in four of all fatalities arose from crashes involving young drivers or motorcycle riders.  \n• Each fatal car crash has been estimated to cost more than AUD$2 .2 million, with casualty crashes costing more than AUD$500,000 each.6  \n• Research has also shown that for each young driver fatally injured in a crash, another 1.3 persons (their passengers or other road users) are also killed.7  \nNovice drivers/riders  \n• Novice drivers are especially  \nover-represented in single-vehicle crashes and those crashes involving:  \n° Running into the back of another vehicle;  \n° Turning right at intersections; and ° Running off the road or losing control of their vehicle, particularly on a curve.  \n• In Queensland in 2011:8  \n° 5.6% of the driving population had a provisional driving licence; and ° One in 10 drivers/riders killed had a provisional driving licence.  \n• In Queensland, between 1 January 2000 and 1 December 20095, there were 94,598 crashes involving a young driver aged 16-24 years. Of these crashes:  \n° more than half (58%) resulted in an injury or a fatality; and  \n° two thirds (63 .8%) involved a male driver.  \nWhy are novice and young drivers/riders at risk?  \n• There are some characteristics of novice and young drivers/riders that place them at higher risk of a road crash. These include:  \n° Young drivers/riders are still developing their psychomotor, visual perception and hazard perception skills associated with driving and riding. This inexperience places all young novice drivers/riders at risk on the road.  \n° Young novice drivers/riders tend to overestimate their driving skills and abilities, whilst under-estimating risks and hazards associated with the road environment and their driving behaviour.  \n° Young novice drivers frequently drive older cars with fewer safety features. Some young drivers do not use the safety features in the car, such as seatbelts, and this places them at far greater risk of harm in a crash.  \nThe most effective long term method to reduce a young person’s crash risk is to gain more on-road driving experience.  \n[www.carrsq.qut.edu.au](www.carrsq.qut.edu.au)  \n• Particular personal characteristics can place young novice ","cbCaimd1amozbfAy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimd1amozbfAy","pdf",265465,"English","# Novice drivers\n## Risk patterns for novice and young drivers\n## Definitions of “novice” and “young”\n## Crash factors and over-representation\n## Why novice and young drivers are at risk\n## Improving young driver and rider safety","[{\"question\":\"When is crash risk highest for novice drivers?\",\"answer\":\"Crash risk is highest during the first 6–12 months of solo driving.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the fact sheet define “young” and “novice” drivers?\",\"answer\":\"“Young” is defined as aged 17–20 years for this factsheet, while “novice” drivers/riders are “new to the road,” holding provisional licenses and being in their first years of solo driving or riding.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors increase risk for novice and young drivers and riders?\",\"answer\":\"The factsheet attributes risk to developing psychomotor and hazard perception skills, overestimating driving abilities while underestimating hazards, reduced use of safety features, risk-taking influenced by peers, emotional drivers like excitement or anger, and distractions such as passengers and mobile devices.\"}]","Novice drivers - State of the Road factsheet | PDF"]