Background
road crashes, death, crashes, traffic congestion, deaths
Road crashes are predicted to be the fifth leading cause of death worldwide by 2030 [Approaches to reducing road deaths and serious injury must account for the overrepresentation of young drivers in road crashes. Road injury is one of the leading causes of death among young Australians, accounting for 1 in 5 deaths among people aged 15–24 [The FEEDBACK trial builds on past research indicating that feedback and financial incentives can reduce risky driving behaviours [Similarly, providing financial incentives cannot be assumed to improve driving performance. Although there is evidence that financial incentives can motivate behaviour change – like smoking cessation, physical activity, vaccination, and screening [The FEEDBACK trial will use ‘smart incentives’: low-cost, loss-framed incentives that are personalised based on the drivers’ behaviour. Studies aiming to reduce traffic congestion [Incentives in the FEEDBACK trial will leverage loss-aversion by imposing monthly penalties for risky driving, rather than rewards for safe driving [Whilst previous research indicates that feedback and incentives can improve driving behaviours [