DRIVER TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

THE VALUE AND NEED FOR THE SIMULATION OF DRIVER INFORMATION PROCESSING AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS ARE DISCUSSED, EMPHASIZING THE RELEVANCE OF SIMULATION TO THE PRACTICAL UTILITY OF ACCIDENT REDUCTION. ACCIDENT RATE STUDY FINDINGS, RESULTS OF MANUAL CONTROL STUDIES, AND PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE SKILLS RESEARCH ARE REVIEWED. MOST DRIVERS, EVEN LEARNING TO DRIVE, ALREADY KNOW HOW TO OPERATE EACH OF THE CONTROLS, SWITCHES AND PEDALS, BUT DO NOT KNOW THE PROPER SEQUENCE. THE PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS OF MOST DRIVERS ARE ADEQUATE UNDER ROUTINE CONDITIONS BUT DETERIORATE UNDER STRESSES OF SPEED, ACCURACY, TASK LOAD, AND INFORMATION LOAD. THE OVERLEARNING OF EMERGENCY DRIVING SKILLS IS THUS IMPORTANT. DRIVING SIMULATORS SHOULD BE USED TO TRAIN SPECIFIC POPULATION GROUPS SUCH AS POLICE OFFICERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SPECIFIC CONTROL TASKS AND EMERGENCY DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS ROUTINE CONDITIONS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE-720144
• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Authors:
  • Zavala, A
  • Sugarman, R C
  • RICE, R S
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Driving simulators; Emergencies; Motor skills; Personnel performance; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction; Psychomotor performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223888
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 15 1972 12:00AM