A qualitative analysis of bus simulator training on transit incidents : a case study in Florida. [Summary].
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2013
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By Reep, Amber
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NTL Classification:NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation;NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;
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Abstract:The simulator was once a very expensive, large-scale mechanical device for training military pilots or astronauts. Modern computers, linking sophisticated software and large-screen displays, have yielded simulators for the desktop or configured as small suites or work stations. Such simulators are becoming more common in the training of new public transit operators.
Practicing skills and experiencing mistakes on a simulator offer transit operators a safe way to test new skills and reinforce existing ones. Transit agencies regard simulators as an innovative, interactive method of training that enables them to provide theory-based approaches to the challenges of operating a bus through strategic demonstration and practice-based methods instruction. Much qualitative information supports the value of simulator training, but quantifying the effect of this training has been elusive.
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