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Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy &
Drivermetrics’ “Learner Driver Risk
Index”Users ConferenceCranfieldMarch 1, 2013
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Vancouver (2013)
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Our Academies worldwide
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MBDA learning-to-drive philosophy
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1. Getting started: Vehicle control
Vehicle control:
Vehicle checks
Driver set-up
360° Observation
Starting / stopping
Accelerating / decelerating
Steering (left/right)
Tracking
Reversing
Parking
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2. Using the road system: Traffic interaction
Traffic interaction:
Hi-aim vision
Distance-scanning
Road signs, signals & markings
Bends and slopes
Junctions and turns
Single/multi-lane roads
Distance-keeping / safe margins
Speed control
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3. Gaining experience: Supervised driving practice
Supervised driving practice:
Repetition of basic skills / manoeuvres
Different road types & speeds
Varied traffic densities
Different trip lengths
Driving in low visibility (dusk/dark)
Diverse weather conditions
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4. Heads Up! New driver risk factors
New driver risk factors:
Driving with friends
Distractions (e.g. smartphones)
Alcohol/drugs/medication
Tiredness
Driving at night
Unfamiliar roads
….
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5. Who you are is how you drive: Personality, lifestyle
Personality / lifestyle factors:
(Over-)confidence
Thrill-seeking
Anxiety
Anti-social driving attitudes
….
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6. Make the right choice! Decision-making
• We use a coaching / questioning approach to encourage better decision-making through:
Personal goal-setting
Taking responsibility for the learning-to-drive process
Self-evaluation (insight into personal strengths and weaknesses)
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The MBDA LDRI….and where it fits
“Personal Risk Assessment”
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Behavioural Risk Factors
1. Overconfidence
2. Social responsibility
3. Anti-social driving attitudes
4. Driving excitement (thrill-seeking)
5. Anxious driving
Situational risk factors take into account age, gender and driving experience
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Predictive validity?• One of the challenges of using psychometrics with learner
drivers is that you can’t measure risk according to their current driving behaviour…..because they haven’t started driving solo yet!
• Hence general behavioural questions such as:
“I like the idea of getting drunk regularly…..I have been in trouble
with the police or [ ] at school.”
• Attitudes and beliefs are also measured, however:
“Everybody breaks the traffic rules….I believe I have better skills than
other learner drivers.”
• As is the conditional tense :
“I love the idea of driving a powerful car….I would stick to the speed
limit even if [ ]….I would be prepared drive a car carrying more passengers than it was designed to hold...”
• This LDRI is a prototype…
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A few facts…
• TIMING: just before the practical test
• PRINCIPLES: if the student is under 18, the parent gets a copy of the report too. The report is solely designed to give feedback to the new driver.
• E-LEARNING: not directly linked to an individual’s risk factors but designed to be taken around the same time as the Personal Risk Assessment. Themes include peer pressure, driver fatigue, distractions, alcohol/drugs and emotions.
• REMEDIAL COACHING: MBDA coaches to be trained through Driver Risk Index Workshop
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Thanks for your attention.
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