REINVENTING DE: WE ARE NOT ALONE

This is the second article in a two-part series on driver training and pilot spin control training. In developing training curriculum for drivers, the driver training community can learn a great deal from research into pilot training. Research into the eye movements of both novice and experienced drivers on road suggest that even the slightest movements of head and neck cause a very brief but drastic shift downward in forward vision. This is enough to cause a rear-end collission if a vehicle in front fails to accelerate as quickly as anticipated. This is an example of how aeronautical research has brought issues of reflex, receptor system coordination, muscle receptors, vestibular apparatus, and body position monitoring into the realm of driver education.

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  PDE Publications

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• Authors:
  • Mellor, P
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8-9
• Serial:
  • Driver/Education
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: PDE Publications
  • ISSN: 1183-7314

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeronautics; Curricula; Driver education; Driver training; Drivers; Eye movements; Motor skills; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Sensory motor coordination
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738363
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 4 1997 12:00AM