DRIVER TRAINING SIMULATORS, RANGES AND MODIFIED CARS- A REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL LITERATURE

THE CONTENT OF THIS REPORT MAY BE BRIEFLY CHARACTERIZED AS FOLLOWS: (1) THE MORE REPRESENTATIVE KINDS OF DRIVING SIMULATORS, DRIVING RANGES, AND VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS ARE DESCRIBED AT A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL. (2) THE PAPERS RELATING TO THEORETICAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO TRAINING WITH SIMULATORS, AND METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN DRIVER EDUCATION/TRAINING ARE DISCUSSED. (3) FIVE CLASSES OF STUDIES INVESTIGATING THE TRANSFER OF DRIVER TRAINING FROM A SIMULATED TO AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ARE CRITIQUED. (4) THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE REVIEW ARE SUMMARIZED AND DISCUSSED. AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ARE IDENTIFIED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute for Research

  Pittsburgh, PA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Shettel, H H
  • Schumacher, S P
  • Gatewood, R D
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver training; Driving simulators; Research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: Intrm Rept
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM