IMTD, 4-Jun-23

Overall, brisk and businesslike
ADINJC: L’empotons Expo 585 attendees
PDI stand well valued
Next Expo end year 850 guests
1st/2nd Sundays 10-11 by link for knowledge exchange forums
Sep annual lunch (and awards)
2% more success if private test car
1-1.5% better of away from local centre
Primary legislation is incredibly slow
Update the 45/22 hours data
Parents are worried to be shown up
DVSA is in fact very imaginative

David Crundall (for PACTS) on driver training by VILT (virtual instructor-led training) versus face-to-face (f2f).  Full report.
Fine-avoiders going in; advanced skills going out
Showed that there were Media Naturalness Theory (evolutionary; micro-behaviour recognition), Richness Theory (“impoverished to rich”, but rushes clients and very theoretical especially at start of pandemic for continuity), Compensation Theory (halfway house: audio is key
Hazards and disbenefits but overall higher client satisfaction (6 advantages: no travel/hire; no geographic limits to make weight; own comfort zone; …)
Riders make up 1% of vehicle-miles travelled
Unanticipated benefits: accessibility (such as digital native)
Unexpected cons: zoom fatigue; automatic actions become conscious; everyone’s staring (usually a signal of either sexual interest or animalistic threat); the “how’s my hair?” aspect (i.e. yet more cognitive demand); must sit still!
f2f ideal size is 9-20, but little on VILT

… since 1950s, psychology says active memory holds 9+/-2, so best c.9
Break-out groups easier to automatically manage, though still issues

Revision regime and teaching regime, not just exam regime. For all under say 25, especially as compulsory education until 18 years.

CONCLUSIONS:
IT support beyond trainer
Courses as short as possible
Lay out ground rules at start
Classes large enough for debate
Classes small enough for engagement
Ensure all media work

Many providers plan to keep VILT courses, alongside f2f

Watch for rebound effect after denial of human contact, even if it’s a course where you’re attending because someone’s told you your driving is poor!

ADAS have potential “to prevent deaths by 62%, 20k KSI per year”
Martha Newson found 2/3 underuse in-car tech (sample 500). But the more “intelligent” ancillary systems remove human attention to threat. Too simplistic. Research. Integration of personal smartphones encourages individualist behaviour.

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Drug-driving is 98% male but not age or whether or day/time specific. Tradespeople are more likely. 17 drugs are nominated but police officers can test for only 2. Medical defence can help an arrestee. Half-life varies greatly. Preliminary tests can only be with due cause or moving traffic offence in a motor vehicle on a public road. Unfit and impaired are defined (ability to drive is impaired; …). CBD should no cause impairment as it contains no THC. Backlog toward court means many offences exceed the 6-months time-out. Police are poor at detecting and over-reliant on technology. (Nose-touch test; 9-step line test; 30-sec head-tilt count test; sole-foot balance test).

Engage website participants “appear more confident on standards check.”

All too screen-based? Crundall says “time will tell” whether lone-medium overload or ineffectiveness arise. Primary School Musical!