@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of virtual driving test performance and on-road examination for licensure performance: a replication study",
journal="Proceedings of the ... international driving symposium on human factors in driver assessment, training and vehicle design",
year="2019",
author="Walshe, Elizabeth and Oppenheimer, Natalie and Winston, Flaura",
volume="2019",
number="",
pages="384-390",
abstract="For novice drivers, passing the on-road examination (ORE) for licensure marks the transition from supervised to unsupervised driving. However, the first months post-licensure pose the highest lifetime risk of crashing. In partnership with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (OBMV), we have developed a virtual driving test (VDT) to enhance new driver skills testing. Through simulation, license applicants were exposed to common serious crash scenarios too dangerous for inclusion in the ORE. In a previous study of an initial sample of 2,143 driver applicants in Ohio, the acceptability, feasibility and construct validity for the VDT was demonstrated: VDT performance variables (simulated traffic collisions and failing to stop at red lights and stop signs) were associated with failing the ORE (all p <0.001). In this study, we aimed to replicate these results with a second sample of 2,500 novice drivers. The findings were in line with the previous study: VDT performance variables and driving errors differentiated those who went on to pass and fail the ORE. Future work will build and validate a more comprehensive and robust set of performance metrics and examine the predictive ability of the VDT, both for licensing results and future crashes.  Available: https://drivingassessment.uiowa.edu/sites/drivingassessment.uiowa.edu/files/da2019_59_walshe_final.pdf<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}