TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS OF DRIVING RANGES

EFFECTIVITEIT VAN VERKEERSOEFENTERREINEN

In this study different methods of training vehicle-control were compared. These methods resulted from a factorial combination of three variables: (1) driving range or public road; (2) with or without presence of an instructor in the car; (3) whole-day driving or twice a week. In total there were six conditions studied; two, in which trainees had to drive alone on the public road had to be left out. Results showed that driving range-training needed more time than public road training. Range-training resulted in better vehicle-control but in less efficient looking behaviour. Massed practice, i.e. whole-day driving, leads to better vehicle-control and better high-speed driving than distributed practice, i.e. driving twice a week. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  TNO INSTITUTE FOR PERCEPTION

  KAMPWEG 5, PO BOX 23
  SOESTERBERG,   Netherlands  3769 ZG
• Authors:
  • VELING, I H
  • Buist, M
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Behavior; Comprehension; Driver licenses; Driver training; Drivers; Driving instructors; Economic efficiency; Measures of effectiveness; Perception; Speed; Test facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Driving ranges
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 2209: Comprehension; 1571: Driver training; 1582: Driving instructor; 1550: Driving licence; 5911: Efficiency; 8078: Netherlands; 2229: Perception; 5408: Speed; 1681: Training ground (driving)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1984 C-5 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM