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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRN050 | 1986/ 09 |
The California Driver Licensing System: A Non-technical OverviewTo describe the California driver licensing system, relating research findings to licensing and postlicensing control policies. |
IV | |
| NRN052 | 1986/ 09 |
Marijuana and Alcohol: A Driver Performance StudyTo determine the effects of marijuana, and marijuana in combination with alcohol, on driving performance. |
IV | |
| NRN053 | 1987/ 10 |
Strategies for Increasing the Traffic Safety Potential of the Negligent Operator Point SystemTo explore and evaluate several strategies for identifying high-risk drivers based upon different definitions of negligent-operator point count. |
IV | |
| NRN056 | 1992/ 01 |
The Identification of High-Risk Target GroupsTo advice the federal government (NHTSA) on traffic safety priorities and risk identification strategy. |
IV | |
| 126B | 1996/ 01 |
Traffic Violation Patterns and AgeTo examine the rates of different violation types as a function of age, and the pattern of violation types within each age group. |
IV | |
| 127 | 1990/ 10 |
Traffic Conviction- and Accident-Record FactsTo provide highway safety administrators, insurance industry representatives, and researchers in the field of traffic safety with information for developing program and policy decisions |
IV | |
| 20.9 | 1967/ 03 |
The 1964 California Driver Record Study (Part 9: The Prediction of Accident Involvement from Driver Record and Biographical Data)The basic purpose of the overall study was threefold: (1) to provide data for operational and budgetary planning, (2) to provide basic descriptive and baseline data on drivers and driving record variables, and (3) to further understanding and knowledge about the nature and causes of traffic accidents. |
IV | |
| 20 | 1967/ 07 |
An Administrative Abstract of the 1964 California Driver Record StudyThe purpose of this abstract is to provide the administrator with a convenient access to the more important findings of the study, written in relatively non-technical language. |
IV | |
| 34 | 1970/ 06 |
Traffic Violations by Type, Age, Sex, and Marital StatusTo examine how the distribution of violation types varies with such basic demographic variables as age, sex, and marital status. |
IV | |
| 39.1 | 1973/ 03 |
An Abstract of The Prediction of Accident Liability through Biographical Data and Psychometric TestsTo evaluate the role of human factors in traffic accidents. |
IV |