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Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and disabling injuries for teens in the United States. Graduated licensing has helped statistically, but the resources to train teens to drive continue to diminish. Traditional driver training techniques have failed to make a difference and keep up with cultural and educational methods based on proven adolescent learning theory. Advances in state-of-the-art instructional technologies have proven their effectiveness in military and aerospace training applications.
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The idea of a 2-phase training program originated at the end of the 1980s when it became clear that road accidents were the most common cause of death for 16 to 25 year olds. In response to the high accident rate amongst young novice drivers, the need was recognized to influence this group on an educational and psychological level.






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Research conducted by Dr. Don Fisher indicates that newly licensed drivers have particular difficulties identifying areas of a scenario from which hidden risks could emerge. Standard driver education programs do not appear to address these difficulties adequately. This suggests that some alternative form of driver training could reduce the crashes, either in the classroom or on the road. A PC-based program designed to teach novice drivers to recognize risks is shown to improve their awareness of hazards, both on an advanced driving simulator and on the road.

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