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A comparative study of two hazard handling training methods for novice drivers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20872304     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The effectiveness of two hazard perception training methods, simulation-based error training (SET) and video-based guided error training (VGET), for novice drivers' hazard handling performance was tested, compared, and analyzed. METHODS: Thirty-two novice drivers participated in the hazard perception training. Half of the participants were trained using SET by making errors and/or experiencing accidents while driving with a desktop simulator. The other half were trained using VGET by watching prerecorded video clips of errors and accidents that were made by other people. The two groups had exposure to equal numbers of errors for each training scenario. All the participants were tested and evaluated for hazard handling on a full cockpit driving simulator one week after training. Hazard handling performance and hazard response were measured in this transfer test. RESULTS: Both hazard handling performance scores and hazard response distances were significantly better for the SET group than the VGET group. Furthermore, the SET group had more metacognitive activities and intrinsic motivation. SET also seemed more effective in changing participants' confidence, but the result did not reach the significance level. CONCLUSIONS: SET exhibited a higher training effectiveness of hazard response and handling than VGET in the simulated transfer test. The superiority of SET might benefit from the higher levels of metacognition and intrinsic motivation during training, which was observed in the experiment. Future research should be conducted to assess whether the advantages of error training are still effective under real road conditions.
Authors:
Y B Wang; W Zhang; G Salvendy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Traffic injury prevention     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1538-957X     ISO Abbreviation:  Traffic Inj Prev     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-27     Completed Date:  2010-11-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101144385     Medline TA:  Traffic Inj Prev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  483-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Traffic / prevention & control
Automobile Driving / education*,  psychology
China
Computer Simulation*
Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods*
Humans
Male
Perception
Task Performance and Analysis
Transfer (Psychology)
Videotape Recording / methods*
Young Adult

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