Abstract
Bus transit authorities have an interest in investigating new training methods that might improve the performance of their drivers due to the fact that highly skilled drivers lower the risk of harm to both the passengers and the bus. This article reports on a pilot study conducted to assess the usefulness of an innovative bus safety feedback device known as the Vigil Vanguard (VV). The results revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in driving performance between various experimental conditions. It is hypothesised that the lack of derived from the VV feedback was possibly due to the incongruity between the feedback needs of the trainee bus drivers and the feedback given by the device. Further investigation is recommended to assess the usefulness of the VV in other applications (such as remedial and advanced driver training), as the VV feedback would appear to be highly relevant in these training applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational Health and Safety\, Australia and New Zealand |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- aids and devices
- bus drivers
- bus driving
- industrial safety
- traffic safety
- training of
