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:
Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 1985/ 10 |
Typological Analysis of California DUI Offenders and DUI Recidivism CorrelatesTo develop and cross-validate a statistical methodology for predicting DUI recidivism and DUI countermeasure-program compliance of convicted DUI offenders; to determine the extent to which meaningful subgroups of OUI offenders can be formed. |
VI | |
| 113 | 1987/ 09 |
Traffic Violator School Dismissals: The Effects of Citation Masking on Accident-Risk Assessment and on the Volume of Department of Motor Vehicles’ License Control ActionsTo evaluate the effects of citation masking on accident-risk assessment and on the volume of Department of Motor Vehicles' license control actions. |
III | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 80 | 1981/ 12 |
Traffic Safety Impact of the Extension of Driver Licenses by Mail for Renewal Applicants with Clean Prior Driving RecordsTo evaluate the traffic safety impact of extending driver licenses by mail for drivers with clean prior four-year records. |
II | |
| 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 | |
| NRN049 | 1976/ 01 |
Toward a Dynamic System of Driver Improvement Program EvaluationTo advance knowledge in the area of program evaluation as it specifically applies to driver improvement. |
IV | |
| 38 | 1971/ 09 |
The Young Driver Follow-up Study: An Evaluation of the Role of Human Factors in the First Four Years of DrivingTo collect biographical and driving-record data in order to provide evidence for evaluating three approaches to reducing the high accident rate among teenagers: (1) raising the licensing age to 18; (2) identifying the "accident prone" driver; and (3) improving driving via formal driving education and training. |
VI | |
| 133 | 1991/ 11 |
The Traffic Safety Impact of TVS Citation DismissalsTo reassess the traffic safety impact of California's policy of dismissing and masking traffic citations in lieu of completing a DMV-licensed traffic violator school program. |
III | |
| 91 | 1984/ 03 |
The Traffic Safety Impact of Driver Improvement Countermeasures Targeting 55-MPH Speed Limit ComplianceThe overall objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to evaluate a speed-oriented home instruction/point reduction incentive program (HI/PRI) and a speed education meeting (SEM) as alternatives to the group educational meeting (GEM) for negligent operators, and (2) to evaluate the effects of a modified speed compliance HI/PRI program on repeat speed offenders. |
III |