A Survey of Light-Vehicle Driver Education Curriculum on Sharing the Road with Heavy Vehicles

Light-vehicle driver education programs that contain content about sharing the road with heavy vehicles may be helpful in reducing future light-vehicle/heavy-vehicle interactions. However, the extent of curricula in the United States including such content is unclear. Researchers developed an online survey targeted at instructors/administrators of state driver education programs to identify curricula addressing heavy vehicles and to determine perceived effectiveness. Of the respondents, 91% indicated that the light-vehicle driver education curriculum they teach/administer included a component covering how to safely share the road with heavy vehicles (82% perceived this component to be effective). Although a large proportion of these programs included a component on how to safely share the road with heavy vehicles, participants indicated there may be room for improvement. Participants recommended that future improvements to driver education programs include updated materials and student hands-on experience with heavy vehicles.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2012.07.001
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022437512000424
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1800052
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Baker, Stephanie
  • Schaudt, William A
  • Freed, J.C.
  • Toole, Laura
• Publication Date: 2012-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 187-194
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Curricula; Driver education; Heavy vehicles; Highway safety; Light vehicles; Safety programs; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Share the road
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01454042
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 2012 12:34PM