Justifying Driver Training Systems The progression of technology and what kids are used to versus adults. iPhones invented in 2008? “met someone the other day that had a driver training system that used a laser disc”! By Bob Davis CEO & President

Topics for Today’s Talk Justification Case Examples School Districts Non-School Based Programs Distracted Driving Study Results Lehigh Valley Health Network James Madison University Study

Justification Elements Logical Arguments Why Do We Need Them? Don’t You Teach Them That? Financial Arguments Why Do You Want To Replace Ours? Why Spend the Money on Them?

Driving Skills vs Decision Making Skills Based Knowledge Anticipation Judgement Practice Experience Decision Based Intentional Distractions Intentional Impairment Unintentional Distractions Unintentional Impairment Focused Attention

Instructors CAN... Teach Lesson Materials Teach “In Car” Provide Personal Insights Build Rapport with Each Student Monitor Progress and Instill Confidence "Gaming to Engage" - the reason for a life bar. BAC level setting is a horrible idea. Drunk goggles no better.

Instructors CANNOT.... Monitor Everyone at Once Everyone Drive Simultaneously Practice In Dangerous Situations Change the Environment and Weather Provide Hours of Real Time Feedback "Gaming to Engage" - the reason for a life bar. BAC level setting is a horrible idea. Drunk goggles no better.

Think About How People Learn Least Effective (reading) When you drive down the road you should maintain a safe following distance of four to six seconds behind the vehicle in front of you by choosing a fixed object such as a pole or sign then when the vehicle passes that object you begin counting and you should be able to count to 6 before passing the same object you identified. Most Effective (visual interaction)

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Successful Justification for School Boards Increased Student Safety More Effective Learning Practice In Dangerous Situations Deter Distracted and Impaired Driving Parental Involvement via Web Financially Reasonable Request Years of Unlimited Use Provides Value Long Lifespan with Updates Low Cost of Maintenance vs. Cars No “Cost per Student”

School District Business Cases 1. Alachua County Public Schools, FL – 13 systems Charles J. Wise, Curriculum Supervisor 2. West Aurora School District, IL - 15 systems Todd Gingerich, Curriculum Coordinator 3. Deer Valley School District, AZ – 16 systems Dennis Chartier, Lead Driver Educator Instructor 4. Forsyth County Schools, GA – 42 systems Sherry Stein, Executive Director LEADER Program 10

Alachua County Public Schools, FL Business Case Replaced SSI simulators “Simulators were getting a bit old (7 years) and technology advances in leaps and bounds.  I was pretty certain that we could significantly upgrade” “Our previous vendor was not very responsive to our needs and inquiries.” "Specifically addresses distracted driving and the One Simple Decision program covers it in a compelling way….” Results: Throughput: 500 students annually Funding Source: Slosberg Funds - From FL state statute 11

West Aurora School District, IL Business Case 1. Replaced Doron simulators 2. “Knew there were better products on the market” 3. District and BoE was so supportive # students we serviced Why our program benefits our kids How area schools DE programs operated How our curricular model was best for students 4. BoE brought in our preferred vendor (VDI) to see the system Results: Throughput: 680 students per year using 15 virtual trainers Unique Elements: We utilize the Learn, Practice and Apply Model Funding Sources: District Fund 31 12

Deer Valley School District, AZ Business Case Replaced SSI simulators “We were continually were having problems with them and the company we dealt with was a nightmare! They would not update the simulators or help us in any way” Met with board members Designed vendor questions and presentations "Our main concern was giving us updates and service after year one. 13

Deer Valley School District, AZ Results: "We have 25-28 students with half on the simulators and half are working with the instructor. We have two classrooms with a huge class window so the instructor can watch the simulator lab at the same time they are teaching.” "The feedback has been tremendous! We do not even advertise our school program and we have a waiting list to get in.” Throughput: 250-300 students per year will utilize our simulators. Funding Sources: The funding was secured through the district in their capital outlay budget. 14

Forsyth County Schools, GA Business Case Added New VDI & Replaced Older SSI simulators Dr. Hogan, orthopedic surgeon, started the LEADER program, wanted to stop the number of teens deaths and injuries. Dr. Hogan established his own board and one of the board members was a former pilot. The Forsyth Co school superintendent made provisions to fund it by charging $100 lab fee per student. 15

Forsyth County Schools, GA Results Throughput: 780-800 Sheriff’s office reports that teen distracted driving incidents are down overall in the county and sims certainly are a part of that success. Major reason for simulation is experiencing the danger and consequences without harm. "Especially like the Parental component.” Funding Source: LEADER via Rotary club involvement and grants   16

Community Based Fundraising Example Raising Money for Teen Safety: Non-profit 501(c)(3) community supported organization Corporate Support Deploy Widely

Behavioral Changes Based On Consequence Outcomes Reasoning, Methods & Results of Two Studies

Teen Decision Making Motivators Allstate Foundation - State of Teen Driving Report What outcomes would you fear the most? Hurting someone in another car or who is on foot Injury to friends riding in the car Injury to family members riding in the car Injury to myself

Lehigh Valley Health Network Study Results on Driving Simulators The results conclude that using educational driving simulators showing drivers real life consequences of choices they make while driving, does raise awareness about texting, cell phone use, impaired driving, and not wearing a seat belt. In fact, 67% of the participants stated that the consequences of driving distracted were worse or much worse than they originally thought. 20

James Madison University Study Results on Driving Simulators “Early results of our study provided feedback that a majority of students felt their experience with the simulator was very similar to real life and now consider texting and driving a risky behavior.” — Theresa M. Enyeart Smith, Ph.D., CHES at James Madison University 21

Questions? Bob Davis, CEO & President Virtual Driver Interactive 22