A study was undertaken to investigate the content of driver training and attitudes of driving instructors towards the Victorian Hazard Perception Test (HPT). In-depth interviews with fifty driving instructors were carried out to investigate the methods used to teach cognitive based driving skills to learner drivers, and to determine attitudes towards the HPT. It was concluded that driving instructors were aware of the skills essential for safe driving, however their knowledge was not consistently put into practice. Driving instructors had a neutral attitude towards the HPT and they held a negative attitude toward the validity of the test. It was recommended that the face validity of the HPT be increased, and that driving instructors be educated as to its effectiveness in measuring hazard perception skills. It was also recommended that further research into methods of training driving instructors would be advantageous. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E202275.
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