RESEARCH IN DRIVER IMPROVEMENT - THE STATE OF THE ART
A DETAILED EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED OF 7 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT STUDIES WITH THE FOLLOWING FACTORS RATED: INTERVIEW PROCEDURES, DRIVER CHARACTERISTICS, CONTROL GROUP METHODOLOGY, BEHAVIORAL CRITERIA, AND SUBSEQUENT DRIVING. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES AS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED ARE REASONABLY EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. BY CONTRAST, ACCIDENT REDUCTION IS REPORTED IN ONLY TWO OF THE SEVEN STUDIES. THE DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTS ON SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE INVOLVE ONE-TO-ONE CONTACTS WITH HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT, ADMINISTERED BY INTENSIVELY TRAINED INTERVIEWERS. DETAILED PROCEDURAL FORMATS AND THE USE OF DRIVER KNOWLEDGE AND OTHER TEST MATERIALS MAY BE CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS. A MORE EXTENSIVE ENUMERATION IS GIVEN OF PROGRAM NEEDS GROUPED ACCORDING TO THREE HEADINGS: (1) RESEARCH PLANNING, (2) PROGRAM DIVERSIFICATION, AND (3) THEORETICAL MODELS.
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Eno Transportation Foundation
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Authors:
- Kaestner, N
- Publication Date: 1968-10
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 497-520
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Serial:
- Traffic Quarterly
- Volume: 22
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
- ISSN: 0041-0713
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver improvement programs; Drivers; Human characteristics; Interviewing; Prevention; Reduction (Chemistry); Safety; State of the art studies; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics; Driver improvement; Driver interviews; Violations
- Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222962
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 24 2001 12:00AM