This page is under construction and will contain notes about RAPT for researchers and instructors
Information and Disclaimer:
This program is the most current working version of the Risk Awareness and Perception Training program being developed here at the Human Performance Laboratory. The program is currently being researched and may be further modified in time depending on results of various studies.
At present the program has shown encouraging results, specifically that according to our metrics (eye-glance behavior of drivers) drivers who have completed this training program show significant improvement in risk perception (as indexed by fixations on pre-determined areas of potential risk) in both simulator studies and field studies.
Relevant References:
Fisher, D. L., Pradhan, A. K., Hammel, K. R., DeRamus, R., Noyce, D. A. and Pollatsek, A. P. (2003). Are younger drivers less able than older drivers to recognize risks on the road? Injury Insights, February/March, 1,2,7.
Pradhan, A.K., Hammel, K.R., DeRamus, R., Noyce, D.A., Pollatsek, A. and Fisher, D.L. (January 2003). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate the Effects of Driver Age on Risk Perception in an Advanced Driving Simulator. 82nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Fisher, D. L., Narayanaan, V., Pradhan, A.K. and Pollatsek, A. (2004). Using Eye Movements in Driving Simulators to Evaluate Effects of PC-Based Risk Awareness Training. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, New Orleans. Sept 20-24, 2266-2270
Pradhan, A. K., Hammel, K. R., DeRamus, R., Pollatsek, A., Noyce, D. A. and Fisher, D. L (2005). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate the Effects of Driver Age on Risk Perception in an Advanced Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Winter 2005, volume 47, no 4, 840-852.
Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D.L. and Pollatsek, A. (2005). The Effects of PC-Based Training on Novice Drivers' Risk Awareness in a Driving Simulator. 3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Rockport, Maine, June 2005.
Pollatsek, A., Narayanaan, V., Pradhan, A. K. and Fisher, D. L. (2005). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate a PC-Based Risk Awareness and Perception Training (RAPT) Program on an Advanced Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Fall 2006, Volume 48, Number 3, 447-464.
Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D. L. and Pollatsek, A. (2006). Risk Perception Training for Novice Drivers: Evaluating Duration of Effects on a Driving Simulator. 85th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Pradhan, A.K., Fisher, D.L., Pollatsek, A., Knodler, M. and Langone, M. (2006). Field Evaluation of a Risk Awareness and Perception Training Program for Younger Drivers. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Oct 16-20
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