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 objective of the Driver Behaviour and Training volumes, and of the conference on which they are based, is to describe and discuss recent advances in the study of this important area. It bridges the gap between practitioners in road safety and theoreticians investigating driving behaviour, from a number of different perspectives and related disciplines. Educating drivers to be safe for life means a shift in focus from simply developing vehicle-handling skills towards ensuring that drivers are aware of how goals and motivations can influence decision-making throughout their driving career. A major focus within this fourth volume is to consider how driver training needs to be adapted in order to raise awareness of how human factors contribute to unsafe driving behaviour. From this it goes on to promote the development of driver education that considers all the skills that are essential for road safety. The readership will include 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 organisations such as the police service, and private and public sector personnel. This book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Driver Behavior & Training, which was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam from 24th to 25th November 2009. Nearly 130 delegates from 22 countries heard about the very latest developments in driver behaviour and training from leading experts in the stunning Koepelkerk church in the centre of old Amsterdam. Delegates networked with colleagues involved in road safety from around the world. As with previous events, the fourth conference attracted a high calibre of speakers from many academic institutions and road safety groups. Keynote addresses included presentations from the highly respected Dutch academic Dr Divera Twisk who spoke about adolescent brain development and risk taking. Dr Robert Isler from Waikato University, New Zealand talked about his research on novice driver education. Finally Dr Anders af Wåhlberg from Sweden discussed some of the research myths in driver safety research. After the keynotes, delegates chose to attend one of two parallel sessions on a range of topics including driver personality, driver education, at work road safety, driver performance, visual strategies in driving and driving simulators for training. Conference proceedings are published by Ashgate as Driver Behaviour and Training Volume IV. (Author/publisher)
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