Research Studies & Reports
DMV’s Research & Development Branch has been conducting research and producing studies and reports since the 1950s. Research & Development reports help DMV to measure the impact of new laws on making drivers safer. We also identify areas where we can improve our processes, explore new approaches to solving existing problems, and branch out into new opportunities to serve you better.
Studies & Reports Sections
Studies and reports are assigned to a Section that best describes the type of report. Click on a section title below to see a short description.
I. Driver Education & Training Studies
II. Driver Licensing Screening Studies
III. Studies on Improvement and Control of Deviant Drivers
IV. Basic Research & Methodological Studies: Driver Performance, Accident Etiology, Prediction Models, and Actuarial Applications
V. Driver Licensing / Control Systems & Safety Management Studies
VI. Studies on Special Driver Populations
VII. Miscellaneous Studies & Reports
Request printed copies of studies and reports by mail at:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Research and Development Branch
2415 1st Ave. Mail Station: F-126
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 914-8125
Please include the report number, the number of copies requested, and your name, address, and phone number.
| Report ID | Date Published | Title | Section | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117.1 | 1988/ 12 |
Negligent-Operator Treatment Evaluation System – Program Effectiveness Report S4 (Detailed Findings)To implement and maintain an automated on-line evaluation system for monitoring the effectiveness of the negligent-operator (neg-op) program and to issue periodic reports which present program cost and impact data for this program. |
III | |
| 116 | 1988/ 12 |
An Evaluation of the Traffic Safety Impact of Provisional LicensingTo evaluate the traffic safety impact of California's Provisional Driver License Program. The primary goal of the program is to reduce the rate of traffic accidents and traffic violations involving 15- through 17-year-olds in California. |
II | |
| NRN102 | 1988/ 08 |
Prediction of Field Office Telephone Staffing LevelsTo develop a regression model for staffing telephone operations in DMV field offices. |
VII | |
| NRN013 | 1988/ 06 |
Multiple License Study: Technical Appendix to AB 3262 ReportIn compliance with Assembly Bill 3262 (Katz), to (1) estimate the number of Class 1 and 2 (heavy commercial vehicle) drivers with more than one driver license or with an X-record on file that had not been matched to the driver, (2) perform a point-count and DUI-conviction analysis of Class 1 and 2 drivers with multiple records and estimate how much worse they would look, in terms of accidents and convictions, if their separate records were combined, and (3) analyze license class types as a byproduct of the sampling design. |
II | |
| NRN100 | 1988/ 04 |
Standardization of Production Rates for Comparing Field OfficesTo develop practical examples of standardization techniques for use in DMV field offices and headquarters units. |
VII | |
| NRN077 | 1988/ 01 |
Conference on The Control and Management of High Risk DriversTo clarify and expand the body of knowledge on the management of high risk drivers by bringing together a body of leading experts in a conference session format. |
VI | |
| NRN012 | 1988/ 01 |
Reentrant Renewal-by-Mail DriversTo evaluate indicators of health and vision problems in drivers returning to the field offices for driver license renewal after having had two consecutive 4-year renewals by mail (reentrant drivers). |
II | |
| 112 | 1987/ 12 |
An Evaluation of the California Drunk Driving Countermeasure System: An Overview of Study Findings and Policy ImplicationsTo summarize the results and policy implications of seven-part study entitled An Evaluation of the Countermeasure System. a major federally funded California Drunk Driving |
III | |
| 114 | 1987/ 12 |
Basic California Traffic Conviction and Accident Record FactsTo provide traffic safety administrators with information for developing program and policy decisions, and to provide information to the insurance industry and to scholars and researchers in traffic safety |
IV | |
| NRN011 | 1987/ 11 |
Evaluation of Tour-Bus Operator Knowledge TestTo evaluate the written knowledge test for tour bus operators and to provide test and item statistics. |
II |