Evaluating the experience of driving in traffic hazards using the time to understand the dynamics of perception of risk

Novice driver's lack of awareness, especially driver's license applicants, of potential traffic hazards while driving can cause dangerous situations and lead to an accident. In this study, through designing a dynamic hazard perception test consisted of 6 hazardous situations, a comparison between novice and experienced drivers in recognition of danger was made. The participants were comprised of 53 driver's license applicants and novice drivers and 34 experienced drivers. The inexperienced groups reacted less quickly to potentially hazardous situations or even were not able to recognize them compared to experienced driver's group. Cronbach's alpha was 0.781; there was good reliability.The results indicate that the novice driver's awareness in recognition of potential traffic hazards needs to be raised before they join the cycle of traffic. This research was conducted with the support of the Research Center of Iran's Traffic Police.