HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY: A CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATORS

There has been a shift in focus from engineering and enforcement as solutions to traffic problems, back to the training and education of road users. However, rapid advances in information technology have re-energized the search for technological solutions, and many of the technologies will likely present challenges to educators. New technologies can offer benefits to drivers, but they also create issues in relation to freedom of travel, the role of the automobile in the transportation system, driver responsibility, the environment, and safety. Even technologies that provide useful information to a driver can distract one who is already overloaded with things happening around the car. Individuals relate to information differently, and driving instructors are in a position to learn about these differences as they observe novice drivers relate to the driving environment and manage the vehicle at the same time.

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  PDE Publications

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• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Distraction; Driver education; Driver training; Technological innovations; Technology transfer; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Technology utilization
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749242
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1998 12:00AM