Ali Raja, R. Thorne, R. Luther, Claire Tedestedt George, Jackson Blewden, Emily Mackie, Eileen Li, H. Mackie, Simon Douglas
Work-related road safety is a government priority. A Safe System analysis of 300 driving for work (DFW) crashes was carried out, along with an exploratory socio-technical analysis of one significant case to better understand the context around DFW crashes. The Safe System analysis showed three distinct crash types: 1) multiple vehicle crashes often involving work vans, utes, and SUVs in side impact crashes; 2) vulnerable road users often involving professional drivers; and 3) single vehicle crashes involving people driving vans or light trucks for work losing control on rural roads with fatigue, non-seat belt use, and speed often implicated. There was a range of unique characteristics of DFW crashes, in particular, injuries to others who were implicated in DFW crashes but not those DFW themselves. Socio-technical systems analyses show promise for understanding the context around DFW crashes, but arrangements for better data access, coordination, and use are needed.
{"title":"Driving for Work Crashes: A Systems Analysis","authors":"Ali Raja, R. Thorne, R. Luther, Claire Tedestedt George, Jackson Blewden, Emily Mackie, Eileen Li, H. Mackie, Simon Douglas","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00049","url":null,"abstract":"Work-related road safety is a government priority. A Safe System analysis of 300 driving for work (DFW) crashes was carried out, along with an exploratory socio-technical analysis of one significant case to better understand the context around DFW crashes. The Safe System analysis showed three distinct crash types: 1) multiple vehicle crashes often involving work vans, utes, and SUVs in side impact crashes; 2) vulnerable road users often involving professional drivers; and 3) single vehicle crashes involving people driving vans or light trucks for work losing control on rural roads with fatigue, non-seat belt use, and speed often implicated. There was a range of unique characteristics of DFW crashes, in particular, injuries to others who were implicated in DFW crashes but not those DFW themselves. Socio-technical systems analyses show promise for understanding the context around DFW crashes, but arrangements for better data access, coordination, and use are needed.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47178578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irene Tse, Andrew McDonald, Amit Patel, M. Blewden, Sienna MacArthur-Beadle
Auckland's road safety performance deteriorated significantly with death and serious injury crashes increasing by more than 70% between 2014-2017 compared to the previous five years. A fifth of all pedestrian related crashes in Auckland occurred at existing zebra crossings. In response, the Mass Action Pedestrian Improvement Programme (MAPI) delivered 37 upgrades of existing at grade crossings to raised zebra crossings over 2018/19 financial year and since this time, Auckland Transport have upgraded more than 100 crossings across the network. This paper discusses the research and evaluation that were undertaken to inform the design and implementation of MAPI and to determine safety outcomes and impacts. Key learnings from the programme and the challenge of balancing safety benefits, community acceptance, and the efficient operation of the network, are discussed.
{"title":"Auckland Transport’s Mass Action Pedestrian Improvement Programme","authors":"Irene Tse, Andrew McDonald, Amit Patel, M. Blewden, Sienna MacArthur-Beadle","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-21-00057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-21-00057","url":null,"abstract":"Auckland's road safety performance deteriorated significantly with death and serious injury crashes increasing by more than 70% between 2014-2017 compared to the previous five years. A fifth of all pedestrian related crashes in Auckland occurred at existing zebra crossings. In response, the Mass Action Pedestrian Improvement Programme (MAPI) delivered 37 upgrades of existing at grade crossings to raised zebra crossings over 2018/19 financial year and since this time, Auckland Transport have upgraded more than 100 crossings across the network. This paper discusses the research and evaluation that were undertaken to inform the design and implementation of MAPI and to determine safety outcomes and impacts. Key learnings from the programme and the challenge of balancing safety benefits, community acceptance, and the efficient operation of the network, are discussed.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44752973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wire rope safety barrier (WRSB) is known to be highly effective in reducing the severity of off-road or off-path crashes, however fatal and serious injury outcomes still occur in a small percentage of WRSB-involved crashes. Yet, there is little research on why some WRSB crashes result in severe injury while the majority of crashes involve minor injury outcomes. This paper includes detailed analysis of off-path crashes involving WRSB to better understand associated factors that contribute to severe injury outcomes. Three datasets were analysed: four years of NSW police-reported crash data (2014-2017); ten years of Victorian police-reported crash data and police narratives (2008-2017); five years of police narratives from the US (2001-2005). Results supported earlier research that indicated a relatively low percentage of WRSB crashes involved fatal and serious injury outcomes. Yet, adverse vehicle dynamics were also observed, such as vehicle ricochetting and barrier override, suggesting barrier safety performance could be improved. Some crashes also involved impact angles greater than those used in crash tests, supporting earlier, more detailed research that the full range of real-world crash conditions involving WRSB are not covered in barrier test protocols, and these might be the conditions contributing to severe injury outcomes. The findings provide insight into the potential factors associated with the serious injury outcomes of crashes and can guide further improvements in this effective highway crash countermeasure. Future research should include detailed analysis of real-world crashes to identify factors contributing to adverse crash dynamics, injury outcomes and subsequent implications for barrier design.
{"title":"Insights Into Wire Rope Safety Barrier Crashes Based on Police-Reported Statistics and Narratives","authors":"N. Candappa, J. Berecki-Gisolf, David Logan","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00024","url":null,"abstract":"Wire rope safety barrier (WRSB) is known to be highly effective in reducing the severity of off-road or off-path crashes, however fatal and serious injury outcomes still occur in a small percentage of WRSB-involved crashes. Yet, there is little research on why some WRSB crashes result in severe injury while the majority of crashes involve minor injury outcomes. This paper includes detailed analysis of off-path crashes involving WRSB to better understand associated factors that contribute to severe injury outcomes. Three datasets were analysed: four years of NSW police-reported crash data (2014-2017); ten years of Victorian police-reported crash data and police narratives (2008-2017); five years of police narratives from the US (2001-2005). Results supported earlier research that indicated a relatively low percentage of WRSB crashes involved fatal and serious injury outcomes. Yet, adverse vehicle dynamics were also observed, such as vehicle ricochetting and barrier override, suggesting barrier safety performance could be improved. Some crashes also involved impact angles greater than those used in crash tests, supporting earlier, more detailed research that the full range of real-world crash conditions involving WRSB are not covered in barrier test protocols, and these might be the conditions contributing to severe injury outcomes. The findings provide insight into the potential factors associated with the serious injury outcomes of crashes and can guide further improvements in this effective highway crash countermeasure. Future research should include detailed analysis of real-world crashes to identify factors contributing to adverse crash dynamics, injury outcomes and subsequent implications for barrier design.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48125608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Much attention has been given to the elevated crash rates of young novice drivers when first driving unsupervised, particularly in the initial six months, but less to the question of whether those who crash during that period are in any way different from those who only crash subsequently. This question was examined in a large cohort of New South Wales novices aged under 25 years at their first licensing, which occurred in the financial year 2007/08. Only post-learner drivers were considered, and divided into three driver groups, early crashers within the first six months, late crashers whose first crash was later, and non-crashers. All factors derivable from the routine records provided were analysed including metropolitan residence and aggregate socio-economic status as determined by post-code of residence. Overall, the largest differences were between those who crashed and those who did not. Females were under-represented among both early and late crashers. Age, aggregate socio-economic status, and metropolitan residence at first licensing did not differ between early and late crashers, but late crashers had spent less time driving supervised. Early crashers had crashed and incurred traffic citations, including for serious offences, more frequently than late crashers, with more crashes judged at-fault. However, exclusion of offences occurring on the same day as a crash reduced the difference between early and late crashers. The difference between crashers and non-crashers was reduced but remained significant.
{"title":"How Do Young Provisional Drivers Who Crash Early Compare With Those Who Only Crash Later?","authors":"V. Siskind","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00061","url":null,"abstract":"Much attention has been given to the elevated crash rates of young novice drivers when first driving unsupervised, particularly in the initial six months, but less to the question of whether those who crash during that period are in any way different from those who only crash subsequently. This question was examined in a large cohort of New South Wales novices aged under 25 years at their first licensing, which occurred in the financial year 2007/08. Only post-learner drivers were considered, and divided into three driver groups, early crashers within the first six months, late crashers whose first crash was later, and non-crashers. All factors derivable from the routine records provided were analysed including metropolitan residence and aggregate socio-economic status as determined by post-code of residence. Overall, the largest differences were between those who crashed and those who did not. Females were under-represented among both early and late crashers. Age, aggregate socio-economic status, and metropolitan residence at first licensing did not differ between early and late crashers, but late crashers had spent less time driving supervised. Early crashers had crashed and incurred traffic citations, including for serious offences, more frequently than late crashers, with more crashes judged at-fault. However, exclusion of offences occurring on the same day as a crash reduced the difference between early and late crashers. The difference between crashers and non-crashers was reduced but remained significant.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43128454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This research was conducted as a result of the authors becoming aware of the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) submission to the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The ACRS submission outlined six key elements, one of which suggested that the National Road Safety Strategy should include 'Publication in easily consumable form, for the public, of infrastructure safety star ratings for all road users' (ACRS, 2021, p.61). This prompted the researchers to consider the road safety information provided to the general public about driving behaviour. Forty excerpts from online data from one Australian State's road safety website were assessed for readability using an online tool. Fifteen additional excerpts from another three States were assessed to ensure consistency across Australia. Results indicated that the excerpts assessed were written at a readability level that is too high for almost half of the Australian public. Recommendations include that those producing road safety information consider the level of literacy across the general public and ensure that their work becomes increasingly accessible to more Australians. The limitations of readability are acknowledged in relation to the overall communications which often include pictures and/or diagrams.
{"title":"Readability of Australian Road Safety Information for the General Public","authors":"C. Ferguson, S. Winn","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-21-00061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-21-00061","url":null,"abstract":"This research was conducted as a result of the authors becoming aware of the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) submission to the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The ACRS submission outlined six key elements, one of which suggested that the National Road Safety Strategy should include 'Publication in easily consumable form, for the public, of infrastructure safety star ratings for all road users' (ACRS, 2021, p.61). This prompted the researchers to consider the road safety information provided to the general public about driving behaviour. Forty excerpts from online data from one Australian State's road safety website were assessed for readability using an online tool. Fifteen additional excerpts from another three States were assessed to ensure consistency across Australia. Results indicated that the excerpts assessed were written at a readability level that is too high for almost half of the Australian public. Recommendations include that those producing road safety information consider the level of literacy across the general public and ensure that their work becomes increasingly accessible to more Australians. The limitations of readability are acknowledged in relation to the overall communications which often include pictures and/or diagrams.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44695479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In previous decades significant gains were made in reducing the number of road traffic related fatalities in Victoria and Australia. However, in absolute terms this reduction started plateauing despite substantial investment in road safety countermeasures. This trend is not well aligned with the goal to achieve zero fatalities by 2050. Through practical traffic management experience, a study tour of nine countries and a literature review, we have gained valuable insights into the changing dynamics of roads. We have identified opportunities to improve road safety by adapting to larger/heavier vehicles, denser traffic, changing travel patterns and evolving demographics. These opportunities include: vehicle-centred crash avoidance in addition to crash consequence mitigation strategies; reduced traffic complexity; reduced cognitive workload; and targeted dynamic information of inclement weather and traffic conditions. Improved road surface friction, braking, tyres and vehicle stability can reduce crashes and their impacts. This article aims at stimulating broader discussions among experts for the development of next-generation road safety strategies.
{"title":"Can I Stop? Considering Opportunities to Influence Multidisciplinary Factors That Result in Crashes","authors":"H. Zurlinden, J. Gaffney, E. Hovenden","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22/00008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22/00008","url":null,"abstract":"In previous decades significant gains were made in reducing the number of road traffic related fatalities in Victoria and Australia. However, in absolute terms this reduction started plateauing despite substantial investment in road safety countermeasures. This trend is not well aligned with the goal to achieve zero fatalities by 2050. Through practical traffic management experience, a study tour of nine countries and a literature review, we have gained valuable insights into the changing dynamics of roads. We have identified opportunities to improve road safety by adapting to larger/heavier vehicles, denser traffic, changing travel patterns and evolving demographics. These opportunities include: vehicle-centred crash avoidance in addition to crash consequence mitigation strategies; reduced traffic complexity; reduced cognitive workload; and targeted dynamic information of inclement weather and traffic conditions. Improved road surface friction, braking, tyres and vehicle stability can reduce crashes and their impacts. This article aims at stimulating broader discussions among experts for the development of next-generation road safety strategies.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69559402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recent legislative developments in the Philippines provided opportunities to strengthen existing speed enforcement capacity and build competence in relation to enforcing child restraint use for the first time in this country. The Global Road Safety Partnership’s (GRSP) Road Policing Capacity Building programme team worked closely with government and non-government agencies in the Philippines to develop and deliver a series of classroom and roadside theoretical and operational training sessions. These training sessions resulted in the establishment of a core group of trainers from within local enforcement agencies in the country. This group received initial training as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring support from GRSP to establish a sustainable model of enforcement capability development. Various training methods and curriculum topics are described, noting the importance of supporting in-country partners to determine relevant, context-specific issues according to local needs in the country. This body of work provides a useful example of mechanisms to transfer specific knowledge from the field of traffic law enforcement to police officers in a systematic way, and to build training and enforcement capacity in a sustainable manner.
{"title":"Strengthening Speed and Child Restraint Enforcement Capacity in the Philippines","authors":"J. Fleiter, Marcin Flieger, Robert Susanj","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00034","url":null,"abstract":"Recent legislative developments in the Philippines provided opportunities to strengthen existing speed enforcement capacity and build competence in relation to enforcing child restraint use for the first time in this country. The Global Road Safety Partnership’s (GRSP) Road Policing Capacity Building programme team worked closely with government and non-government agencies in the Philippines to develop and deliver a series of classroom and roadside theoretical and operational training sessions. These training sessions resulted in the establishment of a core group of trainers from within local enforcement agencies in the country. This group received initial training as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring support from GRSP to establish a sustainable model of enforcement capability development. Various training methods and curriculum topics are described, noting the importance of supporting in-country partners to determine relevant, context-specific issues according to local needs in the country. This body of work provides a useful example of mechanisms to transfer specific knowledge from the field of traffic law enforcement to police officers in a systematic way, and to build training and enforcement capacity in a sustainable manner.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44435581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Safe System approach was adopted in Victoria in 2004. It has since been the cornerstone of every road safety strategy and action plan, most recently the Victoria Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. Despite the absence of extensive and conclusive evidence, it is apparent that the limited integration of the Safe System approach into our road and transport management system has hindered its capacity to significantly reduce serious road trauma. In this project, five workshops were delivered by HA Consulting and Road Safety Victoria (RSV) to diagnose what implementation blockers exist and how road safety management systems and stakeholders could be enabled to implement the Safe System approach. Over 60 representatives attended the workshops from key road safety stakeholders and players. The anonymous workshop exercises identified a high personal alignment to the Safe System principles, a range of systemic practical day-to-day blockers, and suggestions for what could enable better Safe System aligned decision making. An improvement roadmap of concept-level projects was developed to address Safe System implementation blockers and implement the identified enabling measures.
{"title":"Embedding Safe System in Victoria: Blockers, Enablers and Improvement Roadmap","authors":"H. Alavi, Chris Jones, Carly Hunter","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00022","url":null,"abstract":"The Safe System approach was adopted in Victoria in 2004. It has since been the cornerstone of every road safety strategy and action plan, most recently the Victoria Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. Despite the absence of extensive and conclusive evidence, it is apparent that the limited integration of the Safe System approach into our road and transport management system has hindered its capacity to significantly reduce serious road trauma. In this project, five workshops were delivered by HA Consulting and Road Safety Victoria (RSV) to diagnose what implementation blockers exist and how road safety management systems and stakeholders could be enabled to implement the Safe System approach. Over 60 representatives attended the workshops from key road safety stakeholders and players. The anonymous workshop exercises identified a high personal alignment to the Safe System principles, a range of systemic practical day-to-day blockers, and suggestions for what could enable better Safe System aligned decision making. An improvement roadmap of concept-level projects was developed to address Safe System implementation blockers and implement the identified enabling measures.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45519880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Older drivers are more likely to have difficulty wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger people. The present study investigated the role of cognitive functioning and age on wayfinding difficulties and driving performance whilst driving in unfamiliar areas. Forty-seven participants aged between 21 and 82 years completed a wayfinding task in a driving simulator and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Older age was related to reduced driving speed and increased time stopped during the drive. Cognitive variables associated with wayfinding difficulties and driving performance decrements included processing speed, visuospatial ability, and aspects of memory, including verbal and visual immediate and delayed recall. This research suggests that older drivers, particularly those with poorer cognitive functioning, had more difficulty with wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger drivers. The findings are discussed with reference to potential safety and mobility benefits of alternative wayfinding strategies.
{"title":"Wayfinding Whilst Driving, Age and Cognitive Functioning","authors":"K. Bryden, J. Charlton, J. Oxley, G. Lowndes","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-18-00286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-18-00286","url":null,"abstract":"Older drivers are more likely to have difficulty wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger people. The present study investigated the role of cognitive functioning and age on wayfinding difficulties and driving performance whilst driving in unfamiliar areas. Forty-seven participants aged between 21 and 82 years completed a wayfinding task in a driving simulator and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Older age was related to reduced driving speed and increased time stopped during the drive. Cognitive variables associated with wayfinding difficulties and driving performance decrements included processing speed, visuospatial ability, and aspects of memory, including verbal and visual immediate and delayed recall. This research suggests that older drivers, particularly those with poorer cognitive functioning, had more difficulty with wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger drivers. The findings are discussed with reference to potential safety and mobility benefits of alternative wayfinding strategies.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45681115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Senserrick, N. Watson-Brown, S. Kaye, O. Oviedo-Trespalacios
Decades of research and development to address young drivers’ over-involvement in road crashes has led to critical improvements in understanding and interventions, yet has mostly focused on young drivers or their parents. Driving instructors have a key role in the young driver safety system, yet substantially less attention has been paid to their accreditation and professional development specific to teaching young drivers. Neurobiological development during mid-to-late adolescence influences how young people drive and the inflated risks they face relative to adult learners. In this paper, we discuss several of our research studies and supporting literature to argue that: (a) adept higher-order professional instruction can improve young driver safety behaviour in ways that can reduce crashes; (b) instructors are willing to be upskilled in young driver specific training needs; and (c) young drivers currently lack adequate training in new motor vehicle features that can enhance their safety, as do many adults, creating further demand on the driver-training industry. Given this body of work, we argue that the field has sufficiently progressed to know both why and how we should innovate and transform the driver training industry in ways that will improve young driver safety. However, we also note current developments appear to be working against rather than towards improvements. Therefore, there is a need to prioritise and implement change, and to harness advantages of emerging technologies. Professional development opportunities for driving instructors not only have potential to benefit the industry and young drivers, but also parents; therefore, boosting traffic safety culture across the community.
{"title":"Upskilling Professional Driving Instructors of Young Learner Drivers: What Are We Waiting For?","authors":"T. Senserrick, N. Watson-Brown, S. Kaye, O. Oviedo-Trespalacios","doi":"10.33492/jrs-d-22-00054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-22-00054","url":null,"abstract":"Decades of research and development to address young drivers’ over-involvement in road crashes has led to critical improvements in understanding and interventions, yet has mostly focused on young drivers or their parents. Driving instructors have a key role in the young driver safety system, yet substantially less attention has been paid to their accreditation and professional development specific to teaching young drivers. Neurobiological development during mid-to-late adolescence influences how young people drive and the inflated risks they face relative to adult learners. In this paper, we discuss several of our research studies and supporting literature to argue that: (a) adept higher-order professional instruction can improve young driver safety behaviour in ways that can reduce crashes; (b) instructors are willing to be upskilled in young driver specific training needs; and (c) young drivers currently lack adequate training in new motor vehicle features that can enhance their safety, as do many adults, creating further demand on the driver-training industry. Given this body of work, we argue that the field has sufficiently progressed to know both why and how we should innovate and transform the driver training industry in ways that will improve young driver safety. However, we also note current developments appear to be working against rather than towards improvements. Therefore, there is a need to prioritise and implement change, and to harness advantages of emerging technologies. Professional development opportunities for driving instructors not only have potential to benefit the industry and young drivers, but also parents; therefore, boosting traffic safety culture across the community.","PeriodicalId":53198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Road Safety-JRS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47219441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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