Driver behaviour and training. 2, [Based on the contributions for the Second International Conference in Driver Behaviour and Training (DB & T 2005) held in Edinburgh in November 2005]

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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 Content: Contents: Driver Training and Education: Interactive scenario modelling for hazard perception in driver training, Abs Dumbuya, N. Reed, G. Rhys-Tyler, Q .J. Zhao and R.L. Wood An analysis of the national driver improvement scheme by referral type, Ian Edwards Assessment of driver training courses, Lee Martin, Catriona Rae and Steve Stradling Driver education BSM driving instructor training programme, Susan McCormack Should driver education include training against instinctive human reactions?, Anthony C. Hastings Cars, sex, drugs and media: comparing modalities of road safety and public health messages, Anne Morphett and Zoe Sofoulis. Simulation and In-Vehicle Technology: Novice driver performance improvement with simulator training, R. Wade Allen, Marcia L. Cook and George D. Park Truck and bus driver training, can simulation contribute?, Torbjorn Falkmer The potential to enhance older drivers' critical driving skills through simulator-based advice, Jerry Wachtel, Matthew R.E. Romoser, Donald L. Fisher, Konstantin Sizov and Ronald Mourant Microsimulation of traffic for safety study of in-vehicle intelligent transportation systems, Ata M. Khan, Akihira Fukutomi, Sarah J. Taylor and Jennifer M. Armstrong Assessing drivers' level of trust in adaptive cruise control and their conceptual models of the system: implications for system design, Tara A. Kazi, Neville A. Stanton, Mark S. Young and D. A. Harrison. Young Driver Behaviour and Road Safety: Driver education - a difficult but possible safety measure, Nils Petter Gregersen Identifying young driver subtypes: relationship to risky driving and crash involvement, Lisa Wundersitz and N. Burns Development and first evaluation of a prediction model for risk of offences and accident involvement among young drivers, Antje Biermann, Eva-Maria Eick, Roland Brunken, Gunter Debus and Detlev Leutner Assessment of a diary to study development of higher-order-skills during driving experience, Saskia de Craen and Divera A.M. Twisk Young drivers' attitudes towards risks arising from hazardous driving behaviours, A. Ian Glendon Prediction of driving accident risk in novice drivers in Ontario: the development of a screening instrument, Laurence Jerome and A. Segal Seat-belt use by Spanish adolescents, Monica Cunill, M. Eugenia Gras, Mark J.M. Sullman and Montserrat Planes. Vulnerable Road Users: Designing powered two wheeler training to match rider goals, Paul Broughton Understanding the increasing trend of motorcycle fatalities: rider error, driver error or training error?, Simon Labbett and Martin Langham Driving at fifteen: assessment of moped rider training amongst teens, Patricia Antonio, Manuel Matos and Mario Horta Vulnerable road user safety: social interaction on the road?, Ian Walker. Personality, Emotions and Driving: The transactional model of driver stress and fatigue and its implications for driver training, Gerald Matthews, Amanda K. Emo and Gregory J. Funke A cross-cultural comparison of the driving anger scale, Mark J.M. Sullman, M. Eugenia Gras, Monica Cunill and Montserrat Planes The effect of sensation-seeking on driver fatigue, Thomas Vohringer-Kuhnt, Katja Karrer and N. Schlienz The use of group dynamics in a driver rehabilitation course, Ana Monica Dias and Silvino Indias Cordeiro. At-Work Road Safety: Factors influencing the behaviour of people who drive at work, Catriona Rae, Lee Martin and Steve Stradling A qualitative analysis of company car driver road safety, Sarah Fletcher Development of the police driver risk index, Julie Gandolfi and Lisa Dorn Fatigue-related driver behaviour in untrained and professional drivers, Katja Karrer, Thomas Vohringer-Kuhnt, S. Briest and T. Baumgarten Predictors of coach drivers' safety behaviour and health status, M. Anthony Machin Comparing IT-based driver assessment results against self-reported and actual crash outcomes in a large motor vehicle fleet, Will Murray, Andy Cuerden and Phil Darby Differential accident involvement of bus drivers, Anders E. af Wahlberg The safety value of driver education in Nigeria: an assessment of professional driver behaviour, Innocent C. Ogwude and Chinonye Ugboma. Crash Analysis: The application of systems engineering techniques to the modelling of crash causation, Peter J. Hillard, D. Logan and B. Fildes The application of accident script analysis to truck crashes, Mark J.M. Sullman Non-linear methods for the identification of drivers at risk to cause accidents, Markus Sommer and Joachim Hausler. Driver Attention and Knowledge: Use of the d2 test of attention as a predictor of driving proficiency, Wendy Lord and Peter Clarke Mental models and attentional processes in car driving, Rainer Hoger, Jessica Seidenstucker and Nicki Marquardt What drivers don't know, S. David Leonard Transfer of useful field of vision from team sports to driving skills in a simulated driving test, Rui Matos and Mario Godinho. Conclusion: Driver coaching: driving standards