Showcase of Advanced Simulator Capabilities for Training and Testing Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
It is widely recognized that the operation of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) requires a variety of specialized skills and knowledge. However, CMV drivers may not practice or experience situations requiring these skills on a regular basis. Due to this, refresher and defensive driving training and testing of CMV drivers may be valuable. The Advanced Capabilities Showcase (ACS) was a demonstration of how state-of-the-art driving simulators can be used in CMV defensive driving training and testing. These advanced capabilities include the ability to simulate emergency maneuvers and extreme driving conditions along with different vehicle configurations (e.g., vans, tankers, and doubles). This showcase had two primary goals: explore the realism and effectiveness of each simulated emergency maneuver and extreme driving condition; and demonstrate the ability to assess driver performance during simulated emergency maneuvers and extreme driving conditions while examining driver performance based on experience level.
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- Record URL:
- Publication Date: 2011-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 4p
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Serial:
- Tech Brief
- Publisher: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commercial drivers; Driver experience; Driver performance; Driver training; Driving simulators; Truck drivers; Truck driving
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Motor Carriers; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01522243
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FMCSA-RRR-11-014-TB SimVal ASC
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 22 2014 3:04PM