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In April, 1993. the Alberta Motor Association hosted a unique international multidisciplinary conference on novice driver issues. Bringing together a diverse group of experts in fields ranging from pure research to perception, traffic sociology, psychology, learning theory, education, advertising, design, media ecology and drama, It was a fascinating look at the novice driver from a variety of perspectives. The conference proceedings area available from our bookstore.

Speaking at the April, 1993, conference hosted by the Alberta Motor Association, Dr. Hanns C. Heinrich, head of traffic safety research at Germany's Federal Highway Research Institute (BAst), described two learning processes that are part of the novice drivers experience: one positive, the other negative.

Professor Adolf-Eugen Bongard of Berlin's Technical University spoke at a Driving School Association of the Americas conference in November, 1992, about the role of the driving instructor in addressing environmental issues through driver training and education (fuel efficient driving techniques, etc.).

This article by Dr. Peter F. Lourens, section coordinator at the Traffic Research Centre, University of Groningen, in The Netherlands, looks at current models of driver training curriculum and the structure of the driving task, and proposes a plan to develop and evaluate a system that would work.