Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume 4

ISBN-13: 9781409400844 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 350 str.

Lisa Dorn

Opis

Research on driver behaviour over the past two decades has clearly demonstrated that the goals and motivations a driver brings to the driving task are important determinants for driver behaviour. The objective of the Driver Behaviour and Training volumes, and of the conference on which they are based, is to describe and discuss recent advances in the study of this important area. It bridges the gap between practitioners in road safety and theoreticians investigating driving behaviour, from a number of different perspectives and related disciplines. Educating drivers to be safe for life means a shift in focus from simply developing vehicle-handling skills towards ensuring that drivers are aware of how goals and motivations can influence decision-making throughout their driving career. A major focus within this fourth volume is to consider how driver training needs to be adapted in order to raise awareness of how human factors contribute to unsafe driving behaviour. From this it goes on to promote the development of driver education that considers all the skills that are essential for road safety. The readership will include road safety researchers from a variety of different academic backgrounds, senior practitioners in the field of driver training from regulatory authorities and professional driver training organisations such as the police service, and private and public sector personnel.

Spis treści

Part 1: New Thinking in Driver Behaviour and Education 1. Driver Research Myths 2. Recent Findings on Risky Acts in Adolescence: Implications for Understanding European Drivers 3. A Comparison of Inexperienced and Experienced Drivers’ Cognitive and Physiological Response to Hazards 4. Development of the Driver Performance Assessment: Informing Learner Drivers of their Driving Progress 5. How Can Reflecting Teams Contribute to Enhanced Driving Teacher Learning? Part 2: Driver Personality and Driver Offending 6. Understanding the Unique Contribution of Aversion to Risk-Taking in Predicting Drivers’ Self-Reported Speeding 7. Young Drivers: Investigating the Link between Impulsivity and Problem Driver Status 8. Relationships between Driving Style, Self-reported Driving Behaviour and Personality 9. Public Perception of Risk of Being Caught Committing Traffic Offences 10. Rear Seatbelt Wearing in Malaysia: Public Awareness and Practice 11. The Continuous Evaluation of Driver Rehabilitation Programmes in Austria 12. Perceptions of the Spanish Penalty Point Law Part 3: Powered Two-wheeler Behaviour 13. The Role of the Psychologist in a Moped Rider Training Programme 14. Interim Evaluation of the UK’s National RIDE Scheme 15. Encouraging Rider Behaviour Change by Using Respected Communicators 16. The Motorcycle Rider Behaviour Questionnaire (MRBQ) and Commercial Motorcycle Riders in Nigeria Part 4: At Work Road Safety 17. Contemporary Behavioural Influences in an Organisational Setting and Implications for Intervention Development 18. A Review of the Effectiveness of Occupational Road Safety Initiatives 19. Developing Risk-assessment Tools for Fleet Settings: Where to from Here? 20. From Research to Commercial Fuel Efficiency Training for Truck Drivers using TruckSim 21. The Utility of Psychometric Testing for Predicting Bus Driver Behaviour 22. Identification of Barriers to and Facilitators for the Implementation of Occupational Road Safety Initiatives Part 5: Human Factors and Driver Attention 23. An Observational Survey of Driving Distractions in England 24. Calibration of an Eye-tracking System for Variable Message Signs Validation 25. Visual Behaviour of Car Drivers in Road Traffic 26. Icons for Actions in a Driving Simulator 27. Contributory Factors for Incidents Involving Local and Non-local Road Users 28. Severity of Injury Outcomes for Older Drivers Involved in Intersection Crashes

O autorze

Lisa Dorn