Psychological tests for greater safety on roads

Did you know that technical improvements do very little to reduce the frequency of accidents on the roads? It is the human factor that is crucial. Traffic safety research shows that 90% of all accidents are attributable to human error (Gelau, Gasser & Seeck, 2012). The driver’s attitude and behavior are thus key factors in accident prevention. This is precisely where traffic psychological assessment comes in. By measuring ability and attitudes relevant to road safety, psychological tests help the assessor make a reliable decision about whether a driver is fit to be allowed on the roads. In addition, digital tests offer fairness by standardizing the examination criteria and also perform economically compared to other methods

Checking the driving suitability with test sets

·         Fitness to Drive Standard (DRIVESTA)

·         Fitness to Drive Plus (DRIVEPLS) – plus PP-R

·         FeV Annex 5 No. 2 (FEV)

·         Driving-related Personality (IVPE-R)

 

Test for the selection of professional drivers

Did you know that more than 90% of all traffic accidents can be attributed to human error? (Gelau, Gasser & Seeck, 2012) Pay attention to the human factor and use psychological tests to determine the safety-relevant characteristics of reliable professional drivers.

ASSESSMENTS FOR MORE SAFETY

·         Ready-made test set with the most important dimensions for professional drivers

·         Standardized, automatic test procedure

·         Easy to understand and automated evaluations

·         Simple overall evaluations and detailed profiles

·         Individual reports with personal interview guidelines

·         Broad spectrum of high quality performance psychology tests

·         Consideration of traffic-safety relevant personality characteristics

Why test professional drivers with standardized psychological tests?

Professional drivers have to take responsibility on a daily basis: To their passengers, their cargo and other road users. It is very important to act correctly in stressful and even dangerous situations, because even a little carelessness can have great consequences. Personality traits, which can be determined by psychological tests, make it possible to make assumptions about possible future actions. Training needs and the repeated completion of psychological tests exist also with experienced professional drivers: Particularly after accidents or other critical situations. Here, too, only well selected and trained personnel can react correctly in traffic-relevant situations!

What characteristics should a professional driver have?

Whether someone is suitable as a professional driver depends on various personality and performance aspects. Concentration, reaction, orientation and resilience are particularly important in everyday traffic. Professional drivers must not only be able to handle their vehicles, be familiar with the essential traffic regulations, but also have safety-relevant personality traits. The latter are particularly essential when choosing personnel. In order to examine all relevant aspects of driving aptitude, it is necessary to examine both personality and performance aspects. Professional drivers must, on the one hand, have the appropriate training and basic qualifications and, on the other hand, also meet specific requirements such as psychological stability, a sense of responsibility and logical reasoning. Whether those personality traits and performance aspects are present can be determined by means of the psychological test set SAROAD.

SAROAD – the test set for future and active professional drivers

It is composed of a combination of performance and personality dimensions that, according to several studies, are best suited to predict safe behaviour among professional drivers, and from a large number of dimensions examined, those that represent the best mix of information gain and test time were selected. The results of the tests are then linked to the everyday tasks of a professional driver in order to show the potential of an applicant for the different areas of responsibility. The SAROAD test set includes the dimensions and tests shown on the left in order to clarify the performance relevant to driving safety.