Author Description

The 10 Papers In This Special Report Are Of Interest To Safety And Enforcement Officials, Driver Educators, And License Administrators. They Describe Driver Licensing From Several Viewpoints And Discuss The Past, Present, And, Most Importantly, Future Roles Of Driver Licensing In Highway Safety. A Number Of The Authors Agree That Most Current Licensing Practices Do Little To Ensure That Applicants Possess The Knowledge And Skills Required For Safe Driving. Most Of The Papers Offer Suggestions For Research Essential For Development Of Better Licensing Processes. Such Research Is Admittedly Costly In Both Time And Money, However, And Is Likely To Suggest Licensing And Testing Procedures That Will Further Increase The Cost Of Administration. Foreword -- On The Future Of Driver Licensing And Driver Licensing Research -- What Have We Learned To Date? -- Philosophy, Criteria, And Methods Of Driver Licensing -- Driver Licensing Law: Help Or Hindrance? -- The Future Of Driver Licensing: The Need To Get It All Together -- Overview Of Nhtsa Research Activities In Driver Education And Licensing -- A Case For Diagnostic Tests In Driver Education -- A Computer-based System For Licensing Elderly Drivers And Others -- The Changing Task Of Driver Licensing -- Is There A Selection Ratio In The Future Of Licensing? -- Sponsorship Of This Special Report. Papers, Most Of Which Were Presented At The 52d Annual Meeting Of The Highway Research Board. Includes Bibliographical References.