01468nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001100001300042700001900055700001800074700001800092700001500110700001300125245011400138250001500252300001000267490000700277520094400284020004601228       2010                            d1 aIvers R.1 aStevenson Mark1 aWilliamson A.1 aSenserrick T.1 aBoufous S.1 aNorton R00aAccuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences in a cohort of young drivers: the DRIVE study  a2010/04/29  a275-70 v163 a<p>
In order to determine the accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes and traffic offences among participants in the DRIVE study, 2991 young drivers in New South Wales, Australia who completed the follow-up questionnaire were asked whether they had been involved in an on-road crash or were convicted for a traffic offence while driving during the year prior to the survey. This information was linked to police crash data to determine the level of accuracy of self-report of on-road crashes. There was a high level of accuracy in young drivers' self-report of police recorded crashes (85.1%; 95% CI 78.2% to 92.1%) and of police recorded traffic offences (83.0%; 95% CI 79.4% to 86.6%). Results suggest that surveys may be useful tools for estimating the incidence of on-road crashes and traffic offences in young drivers. The findings are particularly relevant to jurisdictions where access to administrative data is limited.
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