This study examined gap choices and crossing behavior in children and adults using an immersive, interactive bicycling simulator. Ten- and 12-year-olds and adults rode a bicycle mounted on a stationary trainer through a virtual environment consisting of a street with 6 intersections. Participants faced continuous cross traffic traveling at 25mph…

This article presents an overview of driving for adolescents and adults who meet their states' visual requirements for low vision driving using bioptic lenses. It also discusses the outcomes of two studies of bioptic driver education.

The differential effects of four task selection methods on training efficiency and transfer in computer-based training for Air Traffic Control were investigated. A non-dynamic condition, in which the learning tasks were presented to the participants in a fixed, predetermined sequence, was compared to three dynamic conditions, in which learning…

A key component of crime deterrence is the certainty of detection, but in 2005 seat belt laws in 27 states prohibited law enforcement officers from ticketing an observed violation unless the driver is stopped for another offense, which is referred to as secondary enforcement. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have upgraded from…

Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for those aged 3 to 33, with 43,005 (118 per day) Americans killed in 2002 alone. Seat belt use reduces the risk of serious injury in an accident, and refraining from using a cell phone while driving reduces the risk of an accident. Cell phone use while driving increases accident rates, and leads…

Cannabis use is increasingly prevalent among young adults in Canada. Due to cannabis' impairment effects, driving under the influence of cannabis has recently developed into a traffic-safety concern, yet little is known about the specific circumstances and factors characterizing this behavior among young people. In this study, we interviewed a…

Article described a program developed by the New Jersey Office of Highway Safety and the Department of Education in their attempts to face rapidly growing bicycle problems in New Jersey. (Author/RK)

This document contains the second edition of the Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Offenders' Program (ARTOP) curriculum guide developed by the Missouri Department of Mental Health to reduce alcohol-related traffic offenses by presenting factual information about the physical effects of alcohol on the body and on driving skills. The materials…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS, BY TITLE, 113 FILMS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND ACQUISITION ADDRESSES. THERE ARE 32 FREE, 40 RENTAL, 38 PURCHASE, AND THREE TELEVISION SHORT FILMS IN THE LIST. (DD)

The manual provides almost all necessary materials for the successful implementation of a Highway Safety Workshop, designed around a developmental sequence which is basic to the success of the workshop. The major activities of the workshop center around three exercises-the first for small group discussion consisting of questions relating to…

The manual contains all the reference manterials to be used by participants in the Highway Safety Workshop. The materials comprise questions and topics for discussion, abstracts of literature related to these topics, and a bibliography. (SA)

As part of the training package for Driver Improvement Analysts, this study guide is designed to serve as the basic reference source for the students/trainees. It reinforces and supplements subject material presented in the Instructor's Lesson Plans. Subjects covered are objectives and requirements, psychology of driving, characteristics of the…

Well-trained driver license examiner supervisors are necessary in professionalizing the driver licensing system. They should have the highest competence in the management of all technical aspects of the driver training system in their states, gained through formalized pre-service and in-service training. This Instructor's Lesson Plans book…