This paper presents the development of a realistic driving simulator and its use in the study of driving education methods. In this study, a large set of persons without driving license will be used. Each person will be submitted to a driving course that may include driving lessons in a real car and / or in the driving simulator. The realism used in the simulation can be adjusted between the cl...

AIMS To evaluate a new method being used by some states for motivating interlock installation by requiring it as a prerequisite to reinstatement of the driver's license. DESIGN The driving records of Florida DWI offenders convicted between July 2002 and June 2008 were analyzed to determine the proportion of offenders subject to the interlock requirement who installed interlocks. SETTING Mos...

OBJECTIVE This survey examined why a substantial percentage of young adults currently do not have a driver's license and the future plans of this group concerning obtaining a license. METHOD A questionnaire was developed to examine several issues related to an individual's decision not to obtain a driver's license. An online survey was conducted, yielding useable responses from 618 persons ag...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of first time driving while alcohol impaired (DWI) offenders who drive while their driver's license is suspended. DESIGN Systematic, unobtrusive observations were conducted by surveillance professionals from Pinkerton Investigative Services, Inc, of first time offenders in the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bergen County, New Jersey. Observations inclu...

We present in this paper a platform which integrates the different animation models: descriptive, generative and behavioural models. The integration of these models in the same platform permits to offer to each dynamic entity a more realistic and a richer environment, and thereby to increase possible interactions between an actor and its environment. Therefore we describe the unification and th...

Received Apr 24, 2016 Revised Aug 3, 2016 Accepted Aug 18, 2016 Electronic test evaluation system for driving license is very useful now a days, as there is increase in the human intervention in the system. This system make the driving license procedure transparent to human being. The proposed technological solution is advancement towards the automation of system and improves the driving test a...

Objective: It is believed that drivers play a crucial role in accidents. Paying attention to brake lights, a driver may find out about danger and react. Rear-end collision accidents refer to the part of the accidents due to driver inattention or slow reaction. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dynamic flashing brake lights (7 Hz) on drivers' brake reaction time using the driv...

OBJECTIVE Although adolescents with ADHD report less driving experience, a greater proportion of adolescents with ADHD report receiving at least one ticket; however, no study has examined the severity of infractions committed by adolescent drivers with ADHD. METHOD A total of 61 adolescents (28 ADHD, 33 controls) aged 16 to 17 with a valid driver's license completed a self-report Driving Hist...