Driver Training Challenges for the 21 st Century

Driver Training Challenges for the

21st Century

Presented by SKIDCAR SYSTEM INC

Technology and Digital Natives

Both are challenging our current methods of delivering effective

training

New Challenges…New Paradigm

A Paradigm Shift is a change from one way of thinking to another. It's a revolution, a transformation, a metamorphosis.

A paradigm shift does not happen on its own or by accident, but rather it is driven by agents of change.

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

How will ESC Change our Approach to Training?

What is Electronic Stability Control?

Sensors throughout the vehicle determine what the driver wants (INPUT)

Additional sensors determine the actual state of the vehicle (RESPONSE)

A control algorithm compares input to response and decides (when necessary) to apply brakes and/or reduce throttle

What is Electronic Stability Control?

Sensors used in ESC Systems:

• Steering angle / input• Throttle percentage• Wheel speed • Yaw rate• Roll rate• Lateral acceleration• Longitudinal acceleration

Effect of ESC on Front Wheel Skid

Without ESC With ESC

Intended Path

Intended Path

Brake pressure applied to inside wheels to reduce front skid

Effect of ESC on Rear Wheel Skid

Without ESC With ESC

Brake pressure applied to outside wheels to reduce rear skid

Learning to Use ESC

“The Oregon Experience”

Using four current law enforcement vehicles, a simple lane change exercise was utilized to find the point where ESC began to intervene in the driving process

Learning to Use ESCThe “Oregon Experience” Test:

Vehicles Used:

2009 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (NO ESC)2010 Chevrolet Tahoe (ESC)2009 Dodge Charger (ESC)2008 Chevrolet Impala (ESC)

The Exercise:

Offset vehicle one lane (left or right) in space of 50’ and then return to the original lane of travel.

Learning to Use ESC

50’50’

Learning to Use ESC

The Results:

1. Each of the vehicles completed the exercise successfully at speeds of 35 mph, 40 mph, 45 mph, 50 mph, and 55 mph

2. None of the vehicles equipped with ESC had any intervention of technology until speeds of 45 mph were reached

3. At speeds greater than 45 mph, vehicles equipped with ESC were operated successfully without ESC intrusion when vehicle was operated efficiently with regard to grip (no jerking, stomping, jabbing, etc)

Vehicle Dynamics at 45 mph

Risk in Training

How much are you willing to take to experience ESC?

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TRAINING TODAY’S DRIVERS

Just what is a “Digital Native”?

Term used to describe a person born into a world where digital technology is already available

Sometimes referred to as “Generation Z”

Steve Westerberg, The Maverick Group LLC 2010

Digital Immigrant

Most of us…


Digital Native

The World of a Digital Native



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Connected




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Abundance of Info




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Abundance of InfoMulti-Task




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Speed

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SystemsProcessesFormulas

Complex Data

Digital Immigrant Digital Native

Hours on end of study, introspection, trial and error

I will Google it if I need to know it…


Conceptual Learning

• There may be more ways to do something – just because a student doesn’t do it your way may not mean it is inherently wrong…

• Think before you open your mouth…


Conceptual Learning• Ask open-ended questions

• Build a bridge between the cognitive and the experience

• Perhaps between the simulated world and reality

Hold the student accountable


Failing Forward

• More important to learn concept than to master the skill

• Requires flexible instructors that listen first

• “Spin” is important


Redefine Performance in Your Terms• Once you have recognized potential

experiences…

• Define expectations• Define parameters of growth• Define success• Define failure

Don’t let them leave with their own definitions


The SKIDCAR SYSTEM ™ PARADIGM

The SkidCar System Paradigm

SkidCar System Inc – Instructor Recertification

1. ESP is here to stay

When ABS became standard technology we still held on to old patterns, ideas, and philosophies

Fleets will have mixed technologies within a year or two• We have to adapt our training• We need to educate our drivers on both systems

The SkidCar System is a perfect platform to address both technologies and to bring cognitive learning to life



2. Our in-car training can be very specific

Historically we have used a single course – maybe a figure eight or road course and taught several concepts all at one time

We can (and should) utilize the SkidCar to demonstrate very specific information and concepts



3. Our in-car coaching can improve

Learning to ask open-ended questions about the results of given exercises and results is likely to produce drivers with a better grasp of the actual underlying concepts

• What did you just feel? • Where were your hands? • Why did the weight go forward?• What did you see?

Or

“You just jerked the wheel and caused the front to skid”



4. In summary…

It’s about Grip, not Slip

The actual physics of grip (while nice to know) are not as critical to drivers today – the technologies of ABS and ESP can do the processes faster and more accurately

Driver training courses and exercises should address strategies of managing and maintaining grip

Skids, slides, and small losses of grip are viable methods of inculcating the results of being technically correct (or incorrect) with regard to grip

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Driver Training Challenges for the 21 st Century