DRIVER EDUCATION: A REVIEW AND SUGGESTED INNOVATIONS
L G Goldstein
Abstract
L G Goldstein
Abstract
THIS PAPER PRESENTS A BRIEF REVIEW OF: (1) DEFINITIONS OF DRIVER TRAINING AND EDUCATION, (2) THE RATIONALE AND HISTORY OF FORMAL INSTRUCTION FOR DRIVERS, (3) EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, (4) CRITICISMS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, AND (5) SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF YOUTHFULNESS AND INEXPERIENCE AS THEY RELATE TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. THE SUGGESTION IS MADE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC-REMEDIAL APPROACH TO DRIVER EDUCATION, TO DRIVER LICENSING, AND TO DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH APPROACH TO BE BASED ON RELATIVE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENT RATHER THAN CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS.
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THIS PAPER PRESENTS A BRIEF REVIEW OF: (1) DEFINITIONS OF DRIVER TRAINING AND EDUCATION, (2) THE RATIONALE AND HISTORY OF FORMAL INSTRUCTION FOR DRIVERS, (3) EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, (4) CRITICISMS OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, AND (5) SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF YOUTHFULNESS AND INEXPERIENCE AS THEY RELATE TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. THE SUGGESTION IS MADE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC-REMEDIAL APPROACH TO DRIVER EDUCATION, TO DRIVER LICENSING, AND TO DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH APPROACH TO BE BASED ON RELATIVE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENT RATHER THAN CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS.
Key concepts: Remedial education, Engineering ethics, Accident (philosophy), Psychology, Engineering, Public relations, Political science, Mathematics education