1. The Real World
By Ian Edwards

2. Imagine!
A great deal of research into driver training has identified that post-test training is ineffective
Let’s just accept that's correct for a moment!
Please discuss with the person next to you why this could be.

3. The real world Common barriers to skills transfer include: Time
Distraction
Peers / Self-image
Drugs (including alcohol)
Fatigue
Poor skill calibration (Over confidence)
Social environment

4. The learning process Learning to drive can be seen as a 3 phase model:
Technical Mastery
Reading the road
The test!
Expressive phase
(Parker and Stradling 2001)
May not be seen in pre-test driving
“You really only start learning to drive after you passed the driving test!”

5. The challenge Skills transfer:
What we know is that the closer the training is to the ‘real world’ the more likely it is to transfer
So how close is driver training?

6. A Blue Peter plan
With the person next to you discuss 5 things a young driver could do to deal with peer pressure? You have 2 minutes!
A rehearsed solution:
In training a driver needs to learn to:
Identify future difficult events
‘Rehearse’ these events
Develop believable personal coping strategies
So, are we as future focused as we think?

7. Scenarios What makes a good scenario? Needs to be real
Ideally should be self-generated
Should encourage self-evaluation
Should aim to answer 3 key questions
What is the issue?
How does it relate to me?
What can I do about it (remove/reduce/convert)?

8. Edwards I., 2010 NORBIT Conference
Self-evaluation
Edwards I., 2010 NORBIT Conference
Self-monitoring
Self –evaluation
Self - development
Self – awareness
Self-analysis

9. Summary What does a driver need to do post-test? They need to:
Recognise their own personal strengths and weaknesses
Recognise when they are at risk
Have a plan and want to implement it
Training needs to be focused on the future!
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