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THINK Seminar: Transport options for young adults – balancing freedom & risk

Young adults have risky transport choices. Hear how Graduated Driver Licensing has a part to play in risk reduction & how policy evolves.

Watch the recording back on YouTube.

22nd February 2024 slides and resources

Sarah Jones and Shaun Helman Slides:

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https://www.racfoundation.org/assets/rac_foundation/content/downloadables/graduated_driver_licensing_regional_analysis_trl_270514.pdf

Ian Greenwood questions asked in the seminar:

  • How can we move on from academics concluding that there are policy implications from their research, but not how to influence the agenda and get traction for their ideas with issues of accessible language, relationships, and trust?
  • How can we better understand the relationship between the public, the media and politicians in setting agendas?
  • The policy image or how it is framed is influential in agenda setting, so how can we better frame the policy problem and solutions to establish and move forward agendas?
  • Ian Walker and co-authors suggest there is an unconscious bias in policy terms favouring private car travel and economic growth, and my own work finds the power of policy entrepreneurs within the freedom vs safety dynamic is a David and Goliath relationship. In this context, how can road safety policy entrepreneurs be more effective at competing with those lobbying for the car and oil and gas industry?

Ian Greenwood references:

Cairney, P. 2016. The politics of evidence-based policy making. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Greenwood, I.M., Box, E., Helman S. and Jones, S. 2020. Safety of young drivers. BMJ. 371, m4614.

Hinchcliff, R., Poulos, R., Ivers, R. and Senserrick, T. 2011. Understanding novice driver policy agenda setting. Public Health.125(4), pp.217-21. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50866746_Understanding_novice_driver_policy_agenda_setting

John, P. 2003. Is there life after policy streams, advocacy coalitions and punctuations: using evolutionary theory to explain policy change? The Policy Studies Journal. 31(4), pp.481-98.

Kingdon, J. 1995. Agendas, alternatives, and public policies. 2nd Edition. New York: Harper Collins.

Marsden, G. and Reardon, L. 2017. Questions of governance: rethinking the study of transportation policy. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 101, pp. 238-51.

RAC Foundation. 2014. Young driver safety: a public attitude survey. https://www.racfoundation.org/research/safety/young-driver-safety-public-attitude-survey-ipsos-mori-research-item
Walker, I., Tapp, A. and Davies, A. 2023. Motonormativity: How social norms hide a major public health hazard.  https://psyarxiv.com/egnmj/.

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The recording was made in various locations including outside and online so the sound quality varies slightly. 

Amy Nicholass and Charles Musselwhite from THINK wish to thank to Elly Foster, David Marshall, Rosemary Corcoran, Dr Lucy Baker, Katherine Parsons, Aaron Hill and Roger French for giving their time for free to take part in the recording. 

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