#HAZARD PERCEPTION TEST 2015 DRIVERS#

They also commented significantly more on hazards related to tight bends in the road and significantly less on hazards concerning compliance with rules.

#HAZARD PERCEPTION TEST 2015 DRIVERS#

Content analysis of responses showed that more experienced drivers reported visibility-related hazards significantly more often than inexperienced ones, and significantly more so at night. They viewed 14В day- and night-time video clips of a diverse range of driving situations, pausing the video whenever they identified a hazard and then explaining why they had paused it at that point. The 53 participants ranged in driving experience from learners through to 5+years post licensing, and in age from 16 to 30В years. Analysis focused on how experience level affected qualitative differences in the kinds of hazards reported, with particular focus on day-night differences. Hazards were not pre-identified by researchers participants were simply provided with a general definition of вЂhazardвЂ™. This exploratory study investigated the nature of hazards reported by young inexperienced drivers versus more experienced and slightly older drivers. Poor hazard perception has been identified as an important contributor to inexperienced driversвЂ™ risk, but research on day-night differences in hazard perception for drivers varying in experience is lacking.

Young novice drivers have a relatively high crash risk for several years following initial licensing, and while all drivers are at greater risk at night, the night-time increase is greater for inexperienced drivers.

Hazard perception test 2015