Teen Driving Translation Study (NIH)

To translate our evidence-based, parent-engagement safe teen driving intervention to a high-risk, rural and urban teen drivers with a traffic violation, and to test the implementation, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the proposed intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:Teen must be 16 or 17 years old at the time of the moving-related violationTeen must be a first-time offender and be found guilty of committing the violationTeen must possess a valid Ohio provisional driver's license and proof of car insuranceTeen must have access to a vehicle with an On-board Diagnostics II system port (i.e., cars made after 1996) in which they are the primary driverTeen must have a smart phone with Bluetooth capabilitiesExclusion Criteria:Teen is unable to drive due to injury, has a suspended driver's license, and/or car damageTeen has previously received a traffic citationVehicle already has an in-vehicle driving feedback system installedTeen has non-English speaking parentsTeen is currently enrolled in another driving-related studyTeen is a ward of the StateAdults unable to consentPregnant womenPrisoners