Recent research showed that hazard perception and risk management skills can be taught effectively to novice drivers without exposing them to real risk. An interactive multimedia education approach ('CD-DRIVE') will target young drivers between 17-25 years who are voluntarily accepting high risks but have not yet developed effective hazard perception skills. This age group is one and a half times more likely to be in a crash where they have failed to cope with the unexpected - e.g., another driver, or a pedestrian, doing something out of the ordinary. The approach is consistent with the interest this age group has in computers and interactive technology. Through student centered learning, young people can experience positive and negative consequences of their choices and actions. The program will also work against overoptimistic views of driving performance by making them realise that they are two and a half times more likely than other drivers to be involved in a single vehicle crash that involves running off the road. For the covering abstract see ITRD E113725 (C 22328 CD-ROM).
Samenvatting