Citation

Forbes TW. J. Consult. Psychol. 1938; 2(5): 143-148.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1938, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0062871

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A comparison between the scores of 138 automobile accident-repeaters and 52 volunteer drivers in a battery of tests shows that the former are consistently poorer "in brake reaction time (by hand co-ordination), vigilance steering, braking-steering balance and miniature-highway safe passes." Young and old drivers can be re-educated. Attitudinal factors such as over-confidence and carelessness characterize the mistakes of young drivers who have accidents. Specific education in test clinics is more effective than generalized safety education: the former type of education reduced by over 50% the accidents occurring after generalized education. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)



Keywords: Driver distraction;

Language: en