Recent research suggests that graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws have been disparate in their safety benefit among Latino teens. In this study we rigorously examine factors that appear to be leading Latino teens to delay driving licensure (DDL), explore how these factors are influenced by GDL laws, and evaluate the contribution of these factors in Latino teens’ high rates of riding with impaired drivers (RWID), as well as driving while impaired (DWI) and fatal crash involvement. Our research findings will advance the understanding of processes contributing to DDL, their influence on RWID/DWI, and provide new knowledge that will ultimately inform the development of effective interventions that will save lives and eliminate associated health disparities.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) R21 AA026346-02
