Driver Behaviour and Training

Driver Behaviour and Training
Author: Dr Lisa Dorn
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1409486435

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.

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume 4

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume 4
Author: Lisa Dorn
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1040292232

This book considers how driver training needs to be adapted in order to raise awareness of how human factors contribute to unsafe driving behaviour. It promotes the development of driver education that considers all the skills that are essential for road safety.

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume 2

Driver Behaviour and Training: Volume 2
Author: Dr. Lisa Dorn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351569139

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 importance of this work is underlined by statistics: WHO figures show that road accidents are predicted to be the number three cause of death and injury by 2020 (currently more than 20 million deaths and injuries p.a.). The objective of this second edition, and of the conference on which it is based, is to describe and discuss recent advances in the study of driving behaviour and driver training. It bridges the gap between practitioners in road safety, and theoreticians investigating driving behaviour, from a number of different perspectives and related disciplines. A major focus is to consider how driver training needs to be adapted, to take into account driver characteristics, goals and motivations, in order to raise awareness of how these may contribute to unsafe driving behaviour, and to go on to promote the development of driver training courses that considers all the skills that are essential for road safety. As well as setting out new approaches to driver training methodology based on many years of empirical research on driver behaviour, the contributing road safety researchers and professionals consider the impact of human factors in the design of driver training as well as the traditional skills-based approach. Readership includes 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 organizations such as the police service, and private and public sector personnel who are concerned with improving road safety.

Driver Behaviour and Training

Driver Behaviour and Training
Author: Lisa Dorn
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2003
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780754672036

This third volume of Driver Behaviour and Training displays recent advances in the study of driving behaviour and driver training, how driver characteristics, goals and motivations contribute to unsafe driving behaviour, and the development of driver trai

Young Drivers The Road to Safety

Young Drivers The Road to Safety
Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2006-09-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9282113353

With traffic crashes being the single greatest killer of those aged 15-24 in OECD countries, this report provides an overview of the scope of the problem of young driver risk, its primary causes and concrete options to combat it.

Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation

Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation
Author: Georges Dionne
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461540585

Motor vehicle accidents are still a leading cause of death, even if the trend has somewhat declined over the past 20 years. Indeed, motor vehicle accidents are a significant cause of death in comparison with air and space transport accidents, homicides and even HIV infections, causes which are more often highlighted in the media. As shown in this book, motor vehicle accidents are particularly damaging to very young drivers. The assessment of driving risks is a common concern for road transportation safety and the automobile insurance industry. In both cases, there is an awareness of the great losses resulting from the deaths, injuries and property damage caused by traffic accidents. Research is essential to counteract this public health threat, to assess the success or failure of countermeasures, and to solve the problems it generates in the insurance industry. This book is for people concerned about road crashes (prevention and compensation) and about the insurance problems they pose - namely private and public institutional authorities, consultants, administrators, practitioners, and researchers interested in sharing the authors' experience in this domain. The book presents original contributions related to motor vehicle insurance and road safety. All papers have been evaluated by external referees. Four subjects are covered: 1) Automobile Insurance Pricing, Risks and Asymmetric Information; 2) Insurance Fraud; 3) Young Drivers: Licensing Policies, Evaluation and Risks; and 4) Road Insurance Regulation.

Handbook of Traffic Psychology

Handbook of Traffic Psychology
Author: Bryan E. Porter
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2011-06-22
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0123819857

The Handbook of Traffic Psychology covers all key areas of research in this field including theory, applications, methodology and analyses, variables that affect traffic, driver problem behaviors, and countermeasures to reduce risk on roadways. Comprehensive in scope, the methodology section includes case-control studies, self-report instruments and methods, field methods and naturalistic observational techniques, instrumented vehicles and in-car recording techniques, modeling and simulation methods, in vivo methods, clinical assessment, and crash datasets and analyses. Experienced researchers will better understand what methods are most useful for what kinds of studies and students can better understand the myriad of techniques used in this discipline. - Focuses specifically on traffic, as opposed to transport - Covers all key areas of research in traffic psychology including theory, applications, methodology and analyses, variables that affect traffic, driver problem behaviors, and countermeasures to reduce the risk of variables and behavior - Contents include how to conduct traffic research and how to analyze data - Contributors come from more than 10 countries, including US, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Turkey, France, Finland, Norway, Israel, and South Africa

The German Way

The German Way
Author: Hyde Flippo
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1996-06-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780844225135

For All Students Ideal for a variety of courses, this completely up-to-date, alphabetically organized handbook helps students understand how people from German-speaking nations think, do business, and act in their daily lives.

The Handbook of Road Safety Measures

The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Author: Rune Elvik
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 1137
Release: 2009-10-14
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1848552505

Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed cameras.