DRIVER EDUCATION TASK ANALYSIS. VOL I. TASK DESCRIPTIONS. FINAL REPORT

THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF THE DRIVER'S TASK IS PRESENTED. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE BEHAVIORS REQUIRED OF PASSENGER CAR DRIVERS, RATED CRITICALITIES OF THESE BEHAVIORS, AND ITEMS OF SUPPORTING INFORMATION RELATING TO DRIVER PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE LIMITS, ENABLING DRIVER KNOWLEDGES AND SKILLS, AND BEHAVIOR CRITICALITY. THE TASK DESCRIPTIONS ARE ORGANIZED IN TERMS OF THE SITUATIONS GIVING RISE TO THE BEHAVIORS; BEHAVIORS INVOLVED IN CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WITHOUT REGARD TO SPECIFIC SITUATIONS; BEHAVIORS THAT MUST BE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY OR PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, RATHER THAN IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC SITUATION; AND THOSE OFF-ROAD BEHAVIORS THAT ARE PERFORMED BEFORED DRIVING, TO MAINTAIN THE CAR IN SOUND OPERATING CONDITIONS, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEGAL REGULATIONS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No HumRRO-TR-70-103, 353 PP, 1022 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Human Resources Research Organization International, Incorporated

  66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314
• Authors:
  • McKnight, A J
  • Adams, B B
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Behavior; Control; Driver performance; Driver training; Drivers; Driving; Legal responsibility; Maintenance; Motor skills; Nuclear reactors; Personnel performance; Task analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Criticality
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221348
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1971 12:00AM