Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV
Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV
Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV
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ehaviour could be the cause <strong>of</strong> unsafe acts. The framework <strong>of</strong> Brouwer &<br />
Schmidt (2002) is based on Norman and Shallice's model on willed and<br />
automatic control <strong>of</strong> behaviour (Norman & Shallice, 1986) and incorporates<br />
some elements <strong>of</strong> the zero-risk model on driver behaviour developed by<br />
Näätänen & Summala (1974). In contrast to Norman & Shallice, Brouwer &<br />
Schmidt make way for emotional and motivational processes in their<br />
framework and attention is not only manifest in the intervention <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Supervisory Attentional System (SAS) into the Contention Scheduler (CS),<br />
but also in processes <strong>of</strong> the CS itself. Brouwer & Schmidt (2002) also assume<br />
that action selection in complex cognitive tasks always is a mixture <strong>of</strong><br />
automatic and controlled processing. The framework has been leading for<br />
the research on differences in hazard <strong>anticipation</strong> between <strong>young</strong> <strong>novice</strong><br />
<strong>drivers</strong>, older <strong>novice</strong> <strong>drivers</strong> and experienced <strong>drivers</strong> that is presented in<br />
Chapter 4. The framework has also been used for the development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
simulator-based hazard perception training that is presented in Chapter 6. In<br />
the sections below, the key results <strong>of</strong> Chapter 2 to Chapter 6 are discussed.<br />
The last two sections <strong>of</strong> this thesis are about the practical implications <strong>of</strong> this<br />
thesis and possible future directions <strong>of</strong> research.<br />
7.2. Young <strong>novice</strong> <strong>drivers</strong><br />
Young <strong>novice</strong> <strong>drivers</strong> are overrepresented in car crashes. The <strong>young</strong> <strong>novice</strong><br />
driver problem is a worldwide phenomenon and in the past decades, a<br />
plethora <strong>of</strong> causes has been reported. The fact is that the '<strong>young</strong> driver<br />
problem' is not simply one, but rather a variety <strong>of</strong> multifaceted problems, for<br />
which there is no single solution. In Chapter 2 the causes are presented that<br />
are mentioned in the literature that may relate to hazard <strong>anticipation</strong>. These<br />
causes are presented on basis <strong>of</strong> a taxonomy that was developed for this<br />
purpose. With regard to the underlying causes that may affect hazard<br />
<strong>anticipation</strong> in this taxonomy, a distinction is made between: biological<br />
causes, social and cultural causes, acute impairments and exposure.<br />
7.2.1. Biological aspects<br />
Our understanding <strong>of</strong> behaviour, and the brain based systems on which it<br />
relies, has developed considerably in the past twenty years. Because <strong>of</strong> new<br />
brain imaging techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and<br />
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), we now know that the brain is not<br />
fully matured before the age <strong>of</strong> 25, at least in males. Maturation is especially<br />
late in some areas <strong>of</strong> the Pre Frontal Cortex (PFC) such as the DorsoLateral<br />
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