Table 2.

Teen-reported talking topics score and talking success score

Driving topics a	Intervention (n = 70) mean (SD)	Control (n = 75) mean (SD)	p-value b
Basic safety principles
Take the job of driving seriously.	3.60 (1.08)	3.60 (1.09)	1.000
Always wear your seat belt	3.77 (1.35)	3.67 (1.36)	0.643
Avoid distractions while driving	3.94 (0.83)	3.91 (1.00)	0.814
Never drive after drinking or using drugs	3.51 (1.54)	3.37 (1.50)	0.577
Be a safe passenger	3.44 (1.26)	3.17 (1.26)	0.199
Important skills for safe driving
Follow all traffic signals	3.43 (1.27)	3.49 (1.20)	0.753
Maintain a safe speed	3.64 (1.20)	3.80 (1.12)	0.416
Changing lanes	2.77 (1.24)	2.61 (1.04)	0.406
Don’t follow too closely	2.84 (1.25)	2.96 (1.13)	0.554
Communicate with other vehicles	2.54 (1.11)	2.63 (1.12)	0.653
Turning at intersections	2.61 (1.18)	2.57 (1.09)	0.805
Special skills for rural roads
Driving on 2-lane roads	2.59 (1.22)	2.47 (1.05)	0.553
Driving on gravel roads	2.83 (1.31)	2.75 (1.28)	0.704
Uncontrolled intersection	2.67 (1.30)	2.56 (1.18)	0.590
Share the road with trucks and farm equipment	2.60 (1.26)	2.42 (1.78)	0.390
Other roadway situations
Collisions with animals	3.14 (1.22)	2.80 (1.25)	0.097
Driving in bad weather	3.81 (1.01)	3.71 (1.14)	0.549
Emergency maneuvers	2.87 (1.28)	2.61 (1.17)	0.208
Other special driving situations	2.81 (1.28)	2.69 (1.20)	0.546
Talking topics score	59.44 (17.72)	57.63 (15.51)	0.512
Talking success score	7.97 (1.44)	7.32 (2.16)	0.035

^a1 = Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Frequently, 5 = Very frequently.

^bp-values based on t-test.