Changing drivers' minds: the evaluation of an advanced driver coaching system

Neville A Stanton; Guy H Walker; M S Young; T A Kazi; Paul M Salmon

doi:10.1080/00140130701322592

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Changing drivers' minds: the evaluation of an advanced driver coaching system

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Changing drivers' minds: the evaluation of an advanced driver coaching system

Neville A Stanton, Guy H Walker, M S Young, T A Kazi and Paul M Salmon

Ergonomics, Vol.50(8), pp.1209-1234

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130701322592

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Abstract

Human Movement and Sports Science

Design Practice and Management

Psychology

driver education

advanced driving

driver skills

locus of control

situation awareness

This paper reports on the study of an advanced driver coaching system. The study distinguishes between different types of post-licensure programmes in order to explore a system based on a model of identifying and responding to hazards, called 'information, position, speed, gear and acceleration' (IPSGA). Previous literature has been sceptical about the benefits of advanced driver education; thus, the current study was designed to control for the effects of coaching drivers in the 'IPSGA' system (the treatment group) against the effects of being accompanied (control group 1), as well as the mere effects of time (control group 2). Measures were taken before the driver coaching began (as a baseline measure) and again after 8 weeks (to see if any changes had occurred). These measures included driver knowledge via a post-drive interview, observations of driving skill and driver attitude using a locus of control scale. The results suggest that advanced driver coaching using the IPSGA system had a beneficial effect on all of these measures. Drivers in the coaching condition improved their situation awareness, driving skills and reduced attributions of external locus of control. The study lends support to the case for one-to-one individualized driver coaching using a systematic model of driving.

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Title: Changing drivers' minds: the evaluation of an advanced driver coaching system
Authors: Neville A Stanton (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
Guy H Walker (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
M S Young (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
T A Kazi (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
Paul M Salmon (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
Publication details: Ergonomics, Vol.50(8), pp.1209-1234
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2007
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701322592
ISSN: 0014-0139
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450256402621
Output Type: Journal article

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