Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV

Appendix 1
Latent hazards of the video clips in
Chapter 4
Overt latent hazards
1. When leaving the motorway and
driving on the slip road, is the driver
aware of the fact that a van in the outer
left lane that just has overtaken a coach
and that starts moving to the left, may
also exit the motorway at the very last
moment and cross the pathway of the
driver? In the clip the van eventually
just moves one lane to the right after
having overtaken the coach and does
not leave the motorway.
2. When driving straight on, just before
passing a fork to the right, an oncoming
moped approaches the junction. Is the
driver aware of the fact that the
oncoming moped may turn left without
signalling just in front of him? Young
moped riders in the Netherlands are
notorious for their risk taking
behaviour. In the clip, the moped does
not turn left.
3. On a rather narrow road when driving
straight on, a tractor in the oncoming
lane approaches that drives slowly.
Behind this tractor, a motorcycle
approaches that drives fast. When
everyone maintains his speed, the
motorcycle will overtake the tractor just
at the moment when the driver will
pass that tractor. Is the driver aware of
the fact that the three of them will meet
at the same spot and the road is too
narrow for this? In the clip the
motorcyclist reduces his speed and
stays behind the tractor.
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