AN EVALUATION OF COMPUTER-BASED DRIVING SYSTEMS FOR RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT, AND ADVISEMENT

Evaluations are made of three computer-based driving systems presented at the 1993 Society for Computers in Psychology conference. These sys tems are compared and contrasted on the dimensions of realism, validit y, cost, data-output, and application goals. All three systems have po sitive attributes on each of the five dimensions, but in different way s, yielding systems that complement each other in their usefulness for research, assessment, and advisement. We note that the systems have s trong potential for applications with elderly drivers, but that all th ree systems need expansion for use with high-risk youthful drivers.