USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE DRIVER TRAINING: THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE - AN ADJUNCT TO SIMULATION AND COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING

Achieving public transport safety and accident prevention begins with drivers, which means that driver recruitment, training and retention are a vital part of a public transport organization. This article focuses on experience working with two of Australia's largest public transport organizations. Described is the development of a technology used to improve driver training and assessment. The solution developed was a totally portable offline system for assessing driver performance during an on-road training session. The system is completely self-contained, it does not interfere with the bus electrical or electronic systems; it uses advance GPS and sensor technology to assess driving behavior. The system is being used to train new drivers and in refresher courses for existing drivers.

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  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

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• Authors:
  • Haynes, I
  • Hubbard, L
• Publication Date: 2005-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 54
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Computer aided instruction; Human resources management; Retraining; Training
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00986809
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 18 2005 12:00AM