PROJECT DRIVER FINAL REPORT: PHASE 1A

A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW METHOD OF TESTING DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS WAS PERFORMED. THE EQUIPMENT UTILIZED TWO PROJECTORS TO DISPALY A TRAFFIC SCENE AND AN ASSOCIATE QUESTION. THE SCORING WAS PERFORMED BY CHOOSING ONE OF FOUR RESPONSES AND PRESSING A BUTTON AT THE SUBJECT'S CHAIR. IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK OF THE CORRECT RESPONSE WAS DISPLAYED BELOW THE PROJECTION SCREEN. WITHIN THE CONTROLS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE PRESENT STUDY AS DISCUSSED IN THE TEXT, THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS CAN BE STATED: (1) NO SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION EXISTS BETWEEN EITHER WRITTEN TEST SCORE OR MACHINE TEST SCORE AND DRIVE TEST SCORE. (2) NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN RETENTION OF TEST INFORMATION WAS FOUND WHEN COMPARING THE WRITTEN AND MACHINE TEST PROCEDURES. (3) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WRITTEN OR MACHINE TEST PROCEDURES AND SUBSEQUENT DRIVING RECORD ARE INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO THE SMALL SAMPLE OBTAINED WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD AVAILABLE. THERE IS A SUGGESTION THAT THE MACHINE TEST GROUP HAD FEWER PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF NEGLIGENT DRIVING HABITS. (4) THE NEW MACHINE TESTING PROCEDURE AS PESENTLY EMPLOYED OFFERS NO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE COST OF GIVING DRIVING TESTS. (5) THE SUBJECTIVE OPINIONS OF SUBJECTS TAKING THE NEW MACHINE TEST ARE HEAVILY IN FAVOR OF THE MACHINE TEST. /HSL/

• Authors:
  • Pursewell, J L
• Publication Date: 1971-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-30
• Serial:
  • Highway Safety Literature
  • Publisher: Century Research Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving tests; Test procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Projectors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221708
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 70-15
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM