Abstract
A point light source driving simulator was used in an investigation of the skill of novice and experienced drivers. The performance of three groups of drivers was compared: an experienced group of 11 persons, a novice group of 11 subjects who had more than 10 hours of driving experience, and a novice group of 12 subjects with less than 10 hours of driving experience. The novice drivers appeared to concentrate on steering control, while maintaining a constant slow vehicular speed. The experienced drivers integrated the steering and speed control aspects of the task and they drove faster than the novices. The author discusses many other skill characteristics of his groups. (Author/publisher)