PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS OF DRIVERS

A DRIVING LICENSE EXAMINATION SHOULD REVEAL THE FOLLOWING ABOUT A POTENTIAL DRIVER: (1) IS HE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ABLE TO CONTROL A MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO REALIZE READILY THE HAZARDS OF THE HIGHWAY? (2) WILL HE BE ABLE TO FORM PROPER DRIVING HABITS? (3) DOES HE KNOW THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND RULES OF THE ROAD? WRITTEN SHORT ANSWER TESTS APPEAR TO BE SUPERIOR TO ORAL TESTS IN AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED, VALIDITY, AND OVERALL USEFULNESS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT REACTION TIME BE MEASURED AT THE TIME OF INITIAL LICENSING AND PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER. THE DRIVER WHOSE REACTION TIME IS SLOW SHOWS A TENDENCY TO HAVE MORE ACCIDENTS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/14/14P1-016.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 14, ParT I, PP 382-383. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Van Duzer, W A
• Publication Date: 1935

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 6-7, 1934. Part I
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 14
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Driving tests; Reaction time; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223306
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 15 1971 12:00AM