Novice Driver Training Effectiveness Evaluation

This paper observes that suitable alternatives for evaluating the effectiveness of novice driver training must be found since accidents (the ultimate criterion of safety) happen too infrequently to allow valid assessment without prohibitively large samples. The most valid alternative would be measures of the way novices drive, not how they can drive but the way they actually do drive when on their own. Effectiveness can only be measured through random experiments in which control groups receive sufficient instruction to become licensed and face the same challenges as those taking the driver education program being evaluated.

• Record URL:
  • https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23247
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• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Peck Sr, Raymond C
• Conference:
  • Driver Education: The Path Ahead
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2005-9-12 to 2005-9-13
• Publication Date: 2006-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 12-16
• Monograph Title: Driver Education: The Path Ahead
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C101
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver education; Driver training; Evaluation and assessment; Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Novice drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01031677
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 25 2006 3:05PM