Abstract
This paper examines three issues crucial to producing a qualitative shift in the problem of youth and motor vehicle accidents: 1) responsibility for the problem; 2) dimensions of the problem; and 3) strategy for dealing with the problem. The issue of responsibility has implications beyond designing legal or educational systems to do something to or for youth. Rather, broader-based, concerted action will become possible as many individuals, groups, and organizations claim ownership of the problem and participate according to their ability to respond to the problem. Many apparent root causes of motor vehicle accidents involving youth lie in socio-behavioural domains. Thus, legislative and administrative treatments alone will probably not prove efficacious in the long run. Community-based programmes that encourage the participation of youth as partners in the overall societal response may serve more effectively. Long-term, comprehensive, strategic approaches to the problem of youth and motor vehicle accidents are recommended. Initiatives that fully integrate action, research, and evaluation functions will provide opportunities to advance knowledge and resolve issues in the process of taking action. (TRRL)
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