The Illogic of Youth Driving Culture

Autor/in	Tilleczek, Kate C.
Titel	The Illogic of Youth Driving Culture
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 7 (2004) 4, S.473-498 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Injuries; Traffic Safety; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Novices; Driver Education; Participant Observation; Death; Motor Vehicles; Surveys; Youth; At Risk Persons; Intention; Attitude Measures; Certification; Cultural Influences; Social Attitudes; Questionnaires; Check Lists; Social Class; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ethnografie; Ausland; Fahrschule; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Risikogruppe; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Fragebogen; Checkliste; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Kanada
Abstract	Most adolescent deaths are caused by injury sustained in traffic crashes, and driver education does not necessarily reduce the problem. This multi-method, ethnographic study describes the logic and regulation of youth driving culture in a northern Ontario community. This included 40 hours of participant observation and a survey of 88 novice drivers. The survey results suggest that youth are aware of the risk of driving, intend to practice safe driving and hold positive meanings of driving. Driver education and graduated licensing were seen as critical opportunities to support these goals. However, the mapping of youth driving culture revealed system flaws such as mixed messages, missed opportunity for integration, lack of clear regulation, and society's negative images of youth. Results also suggest that most prevention efforts are attempted from the point of view of assigning individual blame to youth as risk-takers. Theoretical and practical implications for road safety and injury prevention are discussed. (Contains 10 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10