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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Driver Training"”.
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Effectiveness of Mandatory Driver Training Programs for Fire Service Drivers
… to measure the effectiveness of mandatory driver training programs for fire service drivers. Effectiveness is defined by a decrease in the number of crashes per number of runs. Two states were identified for comparison, one with mandatory driver training requirements, Washington State (WA) …
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Development of Procedures for the Driver Training of Individuals With Moderate Mental Retardation
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:56:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8004314.pdf: 3508696 bytes, checksum: 67b984ca09aec1201202ef2d175bdcea (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
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Virginia School Bus Driver Training: Does Training Program Adequacy Affect school Bus Accident Rates?
… to (a) establish the adequacy of the school bus driver training programs of Local Education Agencies (LEAs) of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and (b) assess the results of various training programs on the reduction of school bus accidents. Descriptive data were gathered using two surveys. The …
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The impact of background and context on car distance estimation
… common to use virtual environment displays for driver training and testing and so understanding the distortion of perceived space that occurs in these displays is vital. We need to know what aspects of the display cause the observer to misperceive the distance to objects in the simulated …
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Deviant driving behaviour : an epidemiological study
… been driven. • Whether aggressive and anxious drivers do commit traffic offences more regularly than other drivers. • The differential rating of selected aspects of traffic policing. Research techniques implemented, include: • A literature study of deviant driving behaviour, reflecting various …
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Analytics for Sustainable Logistics: Fuel Efficiency and Hydrogen Planning
… we employ data-driven techniques to explore the drivers of fuel efficiency in the logistics sector in an effort to improve the current operating practices of Rivigo—a large logistics provider in India. Historically, driver training and vehicle maintenance have been the two main areas of focus in …
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Simulation of energy efficiency improvements on commuter railways
… include regeneration, coasting allowances and driver training. The use of a simulator allows railway organisations to understand and quantify the benefits of the various methods for their particular rolling stock and networks. This thesis describes the development of a multi-train simulator for …
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Evaluating the Feasibility of Integrating Webcam-Based Eye Tracking into Hazard Perception Assessments
Hazard perception is fundamental to driver safety, yet current assessment methods, including those employed by the UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), rely primarily on reaction-time-based scoring and ofer limited insight into the attentional processes underlying hazard detection. …
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An investigation of driver attitudes towards road safety in Kuwait
… survey to further understand related driver behaviour.<br/>Police accident reports relating to fatality and injury for the year 2002 were collected from the General Investigation Administration at the Ministry of the Interior to obtain an overview of the situation. Human behaviour and …
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Reading the Road: The Effect of Driving Experience on Hazard Awareness.
… in the UK requires a multifaceted approach to training and assessment. One paradox of accidents is that younger drivers, particularly males are over-represented in accident statistics. This thesis was concerned with examining differences in driving experience on the awareness of hazards and how …
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Behavioral Adaptation to Driving Automation Systems: Guidance for Consumer Education
… systems could reduce the prevalence of driver errors, or at least mitigate the severity of their consequences. While driving automation systems are becoming increasingly common on new vehicles, drivers seem to know very little about them. The following dissertation describes an …
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Essays on the Economics of Driving and Health
… of revisions to Australian state graduated driver licensing laws on road fatalities of Australian youths between 16 and 21 years of age. While all of the Australian states and territories implemented a three-tier graduated licensing scheme for the protection and education of young drivers in …
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The Impact of Local/Short Haul Operations on Driver Fatigue
… conducted a series of focus groups in which L/SH drivers provided their perspective on safety issues, including fatigue, in their industry. As a follow-up to the Hanowski et al. work, the effort presented here consisted of an on-road field study where L/SH trucks were instrumented with data …
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Traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia: a study of their causes and association with driver behaviour, with specific reference to the eastern region
… Through this review, a list of road, vehicle and driver-related variables was selected for investigation in this study.The target population for the study was 4,100 drivers in Eastern Saudi Arabia who had been involved in road accidents in the period. Out of this population, a sample of 600 …
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The human factors associated with responding to emergency vehicles
… A qualitative study with emergency service drivers and motorists combined with existing literature to provide the basis for the scale development, and the subsequent testing and refinement resulted in the Responding to Emergency Vehicles Scale (REVS). The data obtained throughout development …
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Beyond Scaring Them Straight: Assessing Alternative Measures of Persuasion in Road Safety Campaigns
Worldwide, young drivers are involved in more road traffic collisions than any other age group. Comprehensive driver training and various forms of pre- and- post-test road safety interventions (RSIs) are in place, but young drivers continue to be involved in more at-fault, fatal collisions than …
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Investigation of the road safety measures around schools in Ethekwini
… of the road traffic crashes. Scholar transport driver behaviour was highlighted as a major contributor to crashes by the respondents and environmental factors that resulted in reduced visibility of the child pedestrian contributed to 6% of the crashes. The main cause of road traffic injury, 68%, …