The effects of driving experience on responses to a static hazard perception test.

نویسندگان

  • Charles T Scialfa
  • David Borkenhagen
  • John Lyon
  • Micheline Deschênes
  • Mark Horswill
  • Mark Wetton
چکیده

Novice drivers exhibit deficits in hazard perception that are likely to increase their risk of collisions. We developed a static hazard perception test that presents still images to observers and requires them to indicate the presence of a traffic conflict that would lead to a collision. Responses to these scenes were obtained for young adult novice (N=29) and experienced drivers (N=27). Additionally, participants rated the hazard risk and clutter of each scene. Novice drivers rated traffic conflicts as less hazardous and responded more slowly to them. Using a subset of 21 scenes, we were able to discriminate novice and experienced young adult drivers with a classification accuracy of 78% and a scale reliability (Cronbach's alpha) of .91. The potential applications of this research include the development of standardized hazard perception tests that can be used for driver evaluation, training and licensure.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Accident; analysis and prevention

دوره 45  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012