Prior studies have shown that driver education can reduce traffic violations. However, few studies have examined how driving break between driver education and owning a car influences novice drivers’ traffic violations. The main objective of this study is to examine the association between driving break and traffic violations. Data from 356,786 drivers with a total of 978,855 violations during their first year of driving were extracted from the Wuhan Traffic Management Bureau. Specifically, we focused on three outcome measures: time length of first traffic violation, severity of first traffic violation, and number of traffic violations in the first year of driving. The results indicated that driving break accelerated the occurrence of the first traffic violation but reduced its severity. The results also showed that driving break was significantly related to an increase in traffic violations during the first year of driving. The detrimental effects of driving break on the time length of first traffic violation and the number of traffic violations in the first year of driving were attenuated in older age groups. The inhibitory effect of driving break on serious violations was stronger in older age groups. The findings support that the effectiveness of driver education will fade over time if one does not consolidate the learned knowledge and skills through practice.

先前的研究表明，驾驶员教育可以减少交通违章事件。但是，很少有研究检查驾驶员教育和拥有汽车之间的驾驶中断如何影响新手驾驶员的交通违规行为。这项研究的主要目的是研究驾驶休息与交通违规之间的关系。从武汉市交通管理局提取的356786名驾驶员在驾驶的第一年内共违规978855次驾驶。具体来说，我们重点关注了三种结果指标：首次交通违规的时间长度，首次交通违规的严重性以及驾驶第一年的交通违规次数。结果表明，驾驶中断加速了第一次交通违规的发生，但降低了其严重性。结果还显示，驾驶第一年中，驾驶休息与交通违法行为的增加显着相关。在较年长的年龄组中，驾驶休息对首次交通违章的时间长度和驾驶第一年的交通违章次数的有害影响有所减弱。驾车休息对严重违规行为的抑制作用在老年人群中更为明显。研究结果表明，如果不通过实践来巩固所学知识和技能，则驾驶员教育的有效性将随着时间的流逝而减弱。驾车休息对严重违规行为的抑制作用在老年人群中更为明显。研究结果表明，如果不通过实践来巩固所学知识和技能，则驾驶员教育的有效性将随着时间的流逝而减弱。驾车休息对严重违规行为的抑制作用在老年人群中更为明显。研究结果表明，如果不通过实践来巩固所学知识和技能，则驾驶员教育的有效性将随着时间的流逝而减弱。