PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL METHODS OF INFLUENCING DRIVER BEHAVIOR

THIS PAPER REVIEWS EFFORTS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS AND VIOLATIONS BY MEANS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND OTHER "PSYCHOLOGICAL" METHODS. IN GENERAL, FORMAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION, GROUP THERAPY, AND COMMUNITY-WIDE SAFETY DRIVES HAVE YET TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVENESS, WHILE SUCH TECHNIQUES AS WARNING LETTERS, INTERVIEWS, AND PROBATION DO SHOW SOME PROMISE. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT ACCIDENT-PRODUCING BEHAVIOR IS MODIFIABLE, BUT THAT THE BEST METHODS AND THEIR EXPECTED OUTPUT HAVE YET TO BE PROPERLY RESEARCHED; THERE ARE PROBABLY GREAT DIFFERENCES IN ACCIDENT REDUCTION AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS. BECAUSE UNEVALUATED PROGRAMS MAY WASTE VALUABLE RESOURCES AND SOMETIMES EVEN INCREASE ACCIDENTS, IT IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL THAT ALL TECHNIQUES BE FULLY TESTED PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Symp Psy Aspect Dr Behavior /Neth

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• Authors:
  • McGuire, F L
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver training; Drivers; Education; Prevention; Psychological aspects; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 17 1973 12:00AM