Assessment of perceptually disabled individuals driving skills with a driving simulator.

Author(s)
Boydstun, L.E. Kessel, D.S. & Miller, J.M.
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Abstract

Ten perceptually disabled and ten nonhandicapped subjects ranging in age from 18 to 25 participated in two sessions on a fixed-base driving simulator, followed by a road test. This preliminary investigation indicated a high correlation between simulator and road test performance scores. The simulator provides a good assessment of current driving skills for many individuals and may prove to be an effective tool for determining appropriate training procedures. The simulator should not be used as a screening mechanism to deny individuals access to training programmes, but its use in driver training programmes may provide handicapped persons with a safe, economical, and individualized training environment for the acquisition of perceptual-motor skills. Further investigation should address the question of training effectiveness. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 268805.

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B 22024 (In: B 20301) /83 / IRRD 268806
Source

In: Human factors : science for working and living (HF '80) : Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Los Angeles, California, October 1980, p. 111-113, 10 refs

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