TRAINING IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS - SURVEY OF EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAMS, PROBLEMS RELATED TO SUCH TRAINING

TRAENING I KRITISKA SITUATIONOR - EN PROBLEMINVENTERING

Initially the concept of critical or emergency situation and related definition problems are discussed. An information processing model serves as a background for the analysis. The various stages of the process are described and, with reference to these, existing training programs are reviewed. The effectiveness of relevant training programs is discussed and the general conclusion is drawn that very little has been done in the way of studying the effectiveness. The problems connected with the training are summarized under the following headings: (1) learning-extinction-generalization; since the training by necessity is of very short duration and limited to very specific situations, rapid extinction and low general application to other emergency situations might be unavoidable consequences, (2) interference; new responses are to replace possibly firmly established ones acquired during several years of driving. This might lead to conflict between the two sets of responses in a sudden emergency. Interference might also occur with normal driving behaviour, (3) negative changes in risk acceptance; the driver might overestimate his own skill after training, (4) driver characteristics; special problems can be foreseen with elderly drivers and with drivers that are already very experienced. The discussion is concluded by an outline of a five-step research program dealing with the above-mentioned problems. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • SPOLANDER, K
  • Laurell, H
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Behavior; Definitions; Driver improvement programs; Driver training; Drivers; Emergencies; Evaluation and assessment; Human characteristics; Measures of effectiveness; Retraining
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics; Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147458
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report No 101 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM