Book Review
DOI: 10.18757/ejtir.2005.5.2.4394
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This text is a book review by Karel Brookhuis of the 2005 publication *Driver Behaviour and Training*, edited by Lisa Dorn. The reviewed book compiles contributions from the First International Conference on Driver Behaviour and Training held in 2003. The primary objective of the conference and the resulting volume is to explore how driver training can reduce crash risk and mitigate human error in driving behavior. The book contains 36 contributions organized into four sections: Professional Driving, Driver Health/Fatigue/Accidents, In-Vehicle Technology, and Driver Training/Instruction. Brookhuis critiques the volume for its lack of coherence and poor editorial oversight. He argues that the chapters were assembled haphazardly, with many contributions failing to address the stated objectives. Examples of irrelevant content include chapters on bus company management and baby seat safety, which do not relate to driver behavior or training. The review also highlights significant editing failures, such as typographical errors and an incomplete index that omitted key references to the reviewer’s own work. Despite these criticisms, Brookhuis provides a detailed evaluation of individual chapters, rating them on a scale of 1 to 9 for both "worthwhile reading" and "affiliation to objectives." In the Professional Driving section, he praises chapters on police pursuit fatalities and hazard awareness, though he notes the absence of content regarding goods haulage. The Health and Fatigue section is largely disconnected from the training theme, except for a study on a trucker strain monitor; however, chapters on road predictability and passenger influence are deemed valuable. The In-Vehicle Technology section offers limited relevance to training, with only one chapter on support systems for novice drivers receiving high marks. The final section on Driver Training and Instruction aligns best with the book’s theme, with high ratings for chapters on driver education goals, simulator validity, and low-cost training systems. The review concludes that while the book’s title and introduction promise significant scientific insights into reducing crash risk through training, the majority of the contributions fail to deliver on this promise. Brookhuis characterizes the volume as poorly edited and inconsistently focused, suggesting that while specific chapters offer useful information, the book as a whole does not substantially advance the field’s understanding of how training reduces crash risk.
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