Factors That Influence the Effectiveness of Hazard Perception Training

Novice drivers with better hazard perception have fewer crashes, and a 2016 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study (DOT HS 812 235) found promising but inconclusive evidence that training reduced crashes. Additionally, a recent re-analysis of the 2016 NHTSA study found that teens living in high poverty areas had higher crash rates but also benefited more from the training than teens living in low poverty areas. While this result suggests that hazard perception training may be a way to mitigate potential disparities in safety among novice drivers, it is still unclear which factors influence the training's effectiveness. For example, teens living in high poverty areas may also be less likely to take traditional driver education, may have less driving experience, and may live in environments where crashes are more likely for all drivers (e.g., high-density urban areas). The goal of this project is to investigate the factors that influence the effectiveness of hazard perception training for learning hazard perception skills and improving driving simulator performance. These factors may include characteristics of participants or characteristics of the training itself. The results of this project can be used by stakeholders to more efficiently deploy training to the teens who will benefit from it the most or by researchers to design future evaluations of the effectiveness of hazard perception training on reducing crashes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $958944
• Contract Numbers:

  693JJ923N000083 (IAA)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Watson, Christine

• Performing Organizations:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Start Date: 20230501
• Expected Completion Date: 20281231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Behavioral Safety Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver training; Driving simulators; Perception; Teenage drivers
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01894288
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Contract Numbers: 693JJ923N000083 (IAA)
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 25 2023 12:06PM