Driver Education: a Perspective from Canada

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Driver Educationa Perspective from Canada

• Larry Lonero
• Northport Associates
• www.northportassociates.com

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Driver Education in Canada

• Little federal role
• Provincial responsibility
• Course approvals regulation
• Government insurance

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Provincial Driver Education

• Highly diverse programs
• Incentives mandates
• High school DE
• Private driving schools
• GDL DE not coordinated

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DE Delivery Support

• Young Drivers of Canada
• Propulsion International
• Road Safety Educators Association
• Driving School Association of Ontario
• Manitoba Public Insurance
• Alberta Motor Association/CAA

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DE trends in Canada

• Privatization of driver services
• Integration Ford/YoungDrivers
• Integration DCA
• TeenSmart
• DriveFit

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Extending DE Influence

• Smart Risk Foundation
• MADD/SADD
• i Drive

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DE RD Support

• Traffic Injury Research Foundation
• Human Factors North
• Triad
• Northport Associates

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Northport DE RD

• Ontario Behaviour Change Review

AAAFTS Curriculum Outline
British Columbia Standard
Top Driver Curriculum
NHTSA Decision Making Review
Manitoba Evaluation Curriculum
Integration/Consolidation Strategy
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Cognitive Decision Levels
1. Policy Goals aspirations, meta-strategy
Values choices What do I want to be?
2. Executive Approaches, high strategic
Direction choices How do I become what I want?
3. Management Objectives, low strategic,
navigation Trip choices How do I get to
where I want now?
4. Supervisory Tactical, guidance
Segment choices How to negotiate a trip
segment?
5. Production On-line, operational, control
Real time choices How should I react to the
current array?
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Adaptive Programming

• Comprehensive coordination
• Technical excellence
• Multi-level evaluation
• Continuous improvement
• Accountability

Organizational Behavior Change Individual
Behavior Change
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Orientation for Progress

• The world has changed around DE reform is
  required

• Most provinces lack resources political will

• There can not be 10 best ways to structure
  operate

• Behavior change is tough programs need to
  reflect this

• RD comprehensive evaluation need higher
  priority

• Evidence-based development is badly needed

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Thanks for listening