Transcript BTEC L2 Driving and Driver Education

BTEC L2 Driving and Driver
Education
Neil Snow – Nottingham City Council
History
Aim of the BTEC
• To reduce post-test crash risk amongst novice
drivers who take the course
Objectives
• Increase self-evaluation skills
• Increase understanding of personal risk issues
• Increase levels of knowledge
• Extend learning periods
Scientific Background
• Goals for Driver Education Matrix (2002)
- Teaching self-evaluation skills reduces crash risk
• Coaching skills increase situational judgement
and risk perception (Deery, 1999 & Keating 2007)
• Extended learning periods reduce crash risk
(McKnight & Peck, 2002, Williams 2007, Keating
2007 and TRL, 2013)
• By up to 40% (Gregersen et al, 2000)
DfT
Durkin & Tolmie (2010) conducted a literature review of young driver
attitudes and behaviours for DfT. They made multiple suggestions for
driver education in the UK, 5 of their key suggestions were:
•Should focus on perceived benefits rather than perceived risks
•Publicise positive behaviours of adolescents and portray peer-norms
as pro-safety
•Adolescents should be given the opportunity to evaluate each others
safety levels and in how to raise concerns about others driving
•Interventions should develop broad ranging strategies that take into
account the multiple influences of young peoples orientation towards
driving
The BTEC
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Unit 1: Motor Vehicle Construction and Use
Unit 2: The Driving Environment
Unit 3: Risks, Goals and Contexts for Driving
Unit 4: Positive Driving Behaviour as a Life Skill
Unit 5: Practical Driver Training and Peer
Review
40 hours in class and 20 hours in car
Where we are at
• Nottinghamshire young drivers and passenger
survey 2014
• Ashfield School
• In talks with more for January and September
2015 starts
• Media Coverage
• Evaluation using Driver Locus of Control
Questionnaire (Professor Timo Lajunen,
NTNU)
Price/Benefits
• Less than £8 per hour (a third of the price of
an hours driving lesson)
• £430 per pupil
• 15% Insurance discount
• Popular with employers
• Popular with parents/students
www.btecdriver.org
[email protected]