Empirical analysis of the willingness to participate in voluntary driver safety training courses
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Markus Hackenfort, Dr. Désirée Hagmann
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Third party (Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS)
- Contact person : Markus Hackenfort
Description
Driving safety training (DST) is an important post-licensing and
voluntary measure after obtaining a driving licence, which is
generally regarded by experts as accident-preventive. Although the
focus is generally more on young drivers as the target group for
DST, the increasing automation in vehicle traffic is creating more
challenges for drivers, which can only be met by experiencing the
limitations of vehicle technology in a realistic way.
Contrary to the usefulness of DST considered by experts, however,
young drivers, for example, were less enthusiastic about
participating. In addition, the number of DST participants can be
increased in order to further improve safety on Swiss roads.
However, the question arises as to how motor vehicle drivers in
general can be motivated to take part in DST.
The present empirical analysis is intended to identify new findings
regarding the respective motivations on the basis of previous
(non-)participants.