Nick Lloyd Road Safety Manager Evaluating Young Driver Interventions
Funding and best practice Do no harm Prove and improve Why Evaluate?
Young and Novice Driver Education
Evaluation Methods
Two types of data collected Questionnaires Focus groups and interviews
Evaluation Methods Questionnaires Mainly tick box answers – test effectiveness Attitudes Self report behaviours
Evaluation Methods Focus Groups and Interviews Why do the questionnaire trends look like they do? Knowledge, attitudes, behaviours Semi-structured
Evaluation Methods Timeline Before Workshop Immediately after 1 month after 6 months after 12 months after
Evaluation Results
Results Drivers Before n=130 Drivers 12 months after n=75
Results: Attitudes Attitude Questionnaire
Results: Attitudes Focus groups and interviews Alcohol affects everyone differently and it's best not to drive after even one alcoholic drink.
Results: Behaviour Change Focus groups and interviews Probably using my phone because I used it to play music through. So I don’t change my song on my phone or don’t even listen to it
Results: Focus Groups and Interviews Monitoring and speaking out Interactive elements most memorable Some suggestions for improvements from students and presenters
Evaluation Conclusions
Conclusions Good time to intervene Start safe but get safer Improvements to workshop delivery suggested by students and presenters
What Can We Learn? Limit the use of shock tactics Interactive tasks can be a useful tool Provide realistic coping strategies Don’t alienate passengers
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