Nottingham Trent University (in collaboration with the Farm Safety Foundation, National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs and Esitu)

All Road Users2024
Written By Will Harris

Tractor Driver Training: Creating a Hazard Perception VR Course for Agricultural Colleges

Amount awarded

£185,798

Due to complete

2027

Making roads safer for…

All road users

Project summary

The aim of this project is to improve the higher-order driving skills of young tractor drivers, to reduce their crash risk and save lives on the road. The project will develop a course using virtual reality hazard perception materials and verbal commentaries embedded in a two-hour training course. The project will hopefully result in a course that demonstrably improves hazard perception skills and knowledge in young tractor drivers, which can then be rolled out to agricultural colleges across the UK.

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