PsyDrive was established by Dr Lisa Dorn to deliver accredited training for road safety professionals, assessments, research and evidence-based interventions for improved road user behaviour.
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Human Factors and Road Risk Management accredited programme
The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors accredited 2-day online course is really gathering momentum this year. The academy grows month by month with bespoke courses being requested on a regular basis. Here are just a few of the happy faces that have joined the alumni recently.
Please visit our websitefor more information, or secure your place by booking directly here. The dates for 2024 are below or if your organisation would like to book a bespoke course that addresses your specific needs and risk factors, get in touch!
Level 1
4th and 5th September 2024
6th and 7th November 2024
Level 2
10th to 11th July 2024
8th and 9th January 2025
An evaluation of our new driver profile!
New findings of our study to validate the Driving Insights Profile have been released. A major fleet company took part in a 6 month study after management raised concern about one of its sites being involved in many more crashes than others. Managers wanted to see whether the Driving Insights Profile could successfully identify the high-risk site amongst other lower risk sites, but the research team were blind to the crash history. Over 300 truck drivers took part in the study across four different sites.
The results showed significantly higher scores for Safety Management, Angry Driving, Time Pressure, and Risk Awareness for the high-risk site compared with the lower risk site. Overall, drivers believed that safety is perceived not to be a key priority by the company, tended to hold negative views of other road users and responded by taking risks, felt time pressured and reported that they were more concerned about getting the job done and less concerned about the risks of driving for work . The company is now taking steps to focus on the root cause of the issues that the Driving Insights Profile revealed with changes to policy and procedures.
PsyDrive are delighted to be working with TfL to investigate the psychological contributors to pedal application error (PAE) amongst London bus drivers. TfL has described pedal confusion as “the manoeuvre where a driver confuses the acceleration pedal with the brake pedal resulting in either sudden unintended acceleration (UA) or harsh braking”. Drivers involved in PAE incidents think they are braking rather than accelerating and may ‘hard brake’ after an initial press of the accelerator pedal, leading to rapid acceleration in some cases. The research aims to review the literature, observe PAE incidents and propose effective training and guidance materials for London bus drivers.
The Official DVSA Guide to Better Driving on its THIRD edition
The third edition of The Official DVSA Guide to Better Driving will be available in book and eLearning formats this summer. Written by Lisa Dorn and published by TSO on behalf of DVSA, Better Driving takes you into the mental landscape of drivers. You’ll explore the effects of attitude on driver behaviour and learn to manage stress and anxiety through real-life scenarios, safer driving strategies and test-yourself questionnaires. Significant updates to the text include the latest evidence of the human factors in driving automated vehicles and how the role of the driver is changing.
Recent Talks
Driving for Better Business (DfBB) presented three days of expert opinion, good practice and thought leadership in the Driver Safety Zone 2024 as part of the Health and Safety Event at the NEC, Birmingham. It was a vital update for safety professionals. Dr Lisa Dorn, PsyDrive Founder and Fleet Director Karl Wilshaw of Travis Perkins were invited to launch the findings of the two-year research programme on the human factor in fleet safety.
Title: ‘The Human Factor in Fleet Safety’ with Travis Perkins
Construction, Logistics and Community Safety Forum Webinar
3rd April 2024
Up-Coming Talks
Dr Lisa Dorn and Karl Wilshaw (Fleet Director: Travis Perkins) have been invited to speak at the Seventh FORS Annual Conference to be held on 15th October at the ICC, Birmingham.
