Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers

The first three chapters of this thesis provide an introduction, an overview of the 'young novice driver problem' and a theoretical framework of hazard anticipation. In Chapter 2, an overview is presented of factors that indirectly have an influence on how young novice drivers anticipate hazards in traffic. In Chapter 3, a cognitive neuropsychological framework of hazard anticipation is introduced that has been the theoretical basis for the empirical studies reported in the Chapters 4, 5 and 6. In Chapter 4, an exploratory study about the differences between young novice drivers, older novice drivers and experienced drivers in hazard anticipation is presented and discussed. Based on the results of this exploratory study two hazard anticipation tests have been developed that are presented and evaluated in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 is about the development and evaluation of simulator-based hazard anticipation training. In the last chapter of this thesis (Chapter 7), an overview of the key findings is provided and the results are discussed in the light of the theoretical framework (presented in Chapter 3).