Virtual reality (VR) provides the capability to train individuals to deal with complex situations
by immersing them in a virtual environment. VR-based training has been used in many …

Sixteen year old drivers are involved in 10.3 fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle miles, a
rate almost double that of 18 year olds and almost eight times that of 45–64 year olds, who …

Younger drivers (18–21 years) are over-involved in crashes. Research suggests that one of
the reasons for this over-involvement is their failure to scan areas of the roadway for …

Risk perception (RP) is studied in many research disciplines (eg, safety engineering,
psychology, and sociology). Definitions of RP can be broadly divided into expectancy-value …

Considerable research and resources are going into the development and testing of
Automated Vehicles. They are expected to bring society a huge number of benefits (such as …

Purpose Poor hazard anticipation skills are a risk factor associated with high motor vehicle
crash rates of young drivers. A number of programs have been developed to improve these …

BACKGROUND: Crash risk is highest during the first months after licensure. Current
knowledge about teenagers' driving exposure and the factors increasing their crash risk is …

Previous laboratory and simulator research has indicated that hazard detection skills and
abilities are less developed among novice drivers compared with experienced adult drivers …

Human error is involved in more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, and of those accidents,
most are associated with visual distractions, or looking-but-failing-to-see errors. Human …

Driver inexperience is one of the underlying reasons for the high risk of road crashes
involving young drivers (the so-called “young driver problem”). The use of driving simulators …