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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRN022 | 1981/ 01 |
The Sanctioning Process and the DUI OffenderTo increase knowledge and awareness of the state-of-the-art of drunk driver sanction effectiveness. |
III | |
| NRN023 | 1981/ 10 |
Review of “An Appraisal of San Diego County SB 38 Participant DUI Recidivism and Traffic Accident Involvement”To communicate to the drunk driving rehabilitation community some evaluation defects in the above study which limit the conclusions that can be reached, and to increase knowledge of evaluation research methodology. |
III | |
| NRN031 | 1986/ 06 |
Accident Rates, Financial Responsibility, and Restriction Compliance of SB-38 ParticipantsTo collect data regarding the accident rates, financial responsibility, and restriction compliance of SB-38 alcohol treatment program participants, in response to a legislative proposal requiring proof of financial responsibility for SB-38 program participants. |
III | |
| NRN032 | 1986/ 12 |
Pilot Test of Four Written Driver License Knowledge TestsTo provide technical assistance to the Division of Headquarters Operations in pilot testing four of the Department's written driver license examinations and to provide test and item statistics. |
III | |
| NRN033 | 1990/ 10 |
The Identification of High-Risk Drivers through Age-Mediated Point SystemsTo determine if there is quantitative justification for applying age-mediated intervention programs to older drivers. |
III | |
| NRN034 | 1992/ 11 |
Effectiveness of California Laws in Deterring Drinking and DrivingThis paper, written for presentation at a DUI symposium sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California, provides a historical review and evaluation of the impact of California DUI legislation in deterring drinking and driving. |
III | |
| NRN035 | 1993/ 07 |
Using Traffic Violator School Citation Dismissals in Addition to Convictions as the Basis for Applying Postlicense Control ActionsTo determine whether TVS dismissals should be used, along with negligent operator (neg-op) points, in selecting drivers for level 3 license control action (suspension and probation). Implicit in this objective is the fact that any change in policy (or law) that would include TVS dismissals in triggering license control actions would be expected to produce a corresponding increase in the number of neg-op interventions. It is argued that any group of drivers whose accident expectancy (average accident rate) exceeds that of prima facie negligent (level 3) drivers is a legitimate target group for such actions. |
III | |
| NRN036 | 1994/ 05 |
Impact on Effectiveness of Level-3 Negligent Driver Actions of Conducting Level-3 Hearings by Phone-A Preliminary AnalysisTo evaluate the impact of conducting hearings by telephone on the effectiveness of Level-3 interventions in the Negligent Operator Treatment System (NOTS). |
III | |
| NRN038 | 1995/ 02 |
Driver License Strategies for Controlling the Persistent DUI OffenderTo develop improved methods of identifying and controlling "hard core" Dill offenders through driver licensing. |
III | |
| NRN039 | 1967/ 07 |
The Measurement of Warning Letters on Two Dimensions: Threat and IntimacyTo develop letters that vary in the degree of threat and intimacy of style for use with negligent drivers. |
IV |