United States Department of Transportation
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Reducing Older Driver Crashes: Technology, Training and Livable Communities
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2015-12-31
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TRIS Online Accession Number:01723781
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Edition:Year 24 Final Report
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Abstract:In this study, simulator micro-scenarios were designed to train older drivers to take secondary looks. These micro-scenarios take no more than 30 to 45 seconds to complete and are much shorter than the 20 minute training programs now available. In addition, level of immersion was varied, from relatively low (the virtual world was projected onto three 22'' diagonal LCD monitors) to medium (the virtual world was projected onto one to three 60'' screens). A total of five groups of older drivers (91 total between the ages of 67 and 86) were trained. Three of the groups were given active, secondary glance training on a driving simulator – one on a low-immersion simulator and two on a medium-immersion simulator (one group utilized all three screens and one group utilized only one screen) – one of the groups was given passive, secondary glance training using a PowerPoint presentation and one of the groups received no training at all, control group. After the training was delivered participants in all five groups were evaluated in the field while driving alone in their own vehicle as they wore a head mounted camera. Secondary glances were recorded from the videos of the drives captured by the camera. The percentage of secondary glances in the field increased significantly for the group given active, 3-screen medium-immersion simulator training (82%) above those given passive, PowerPoint training (69%) and those who received no training, control group (42%). There was no statistically significant difference between the group given active, low-immersion simulator training (74%) and the group given passive, PowerPoint training; however, statically significance exists between the three active training groups and the 1-screen medium immersion simulator training (58%). It is clear that the design and use of micro-scenarios in medium and low immersion simulators increased the frequency of secondary glances.
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