New GRT simulator allows drivers to practice skills
Published on August 23, 2019
Grand River Transit (GRT) bus operators are practicing their driving skills using a new driver simulator. It’s located at the Strasburg Road facility in Kitchener. In order to create a realistic virtual environment, the simulator was built using actual bus parts. The software is programmed using real bus and roadway dimensions, as well as vehicle … Continued
Fire Pump Training Effectiveness Increased through Simulation
Published on August 20, 2019
According to Phil Duczyminski, a training officer for the City of Novi (Michigan) Fire Department, there are many factors working against the most effective possible fire pump training. First and foremost, there are huge disincentives to tying up equipment doing something other than fighting a fire. Duczyminski ticks these off: “Taking a truck out … Continued
Bus Simulators Attract and Retain Millennial Bus Drivers
Published on August 9, 2019
Mass transit has an image problem. This is a physically demanding job that is as challenging, in many regards, as flying an airplane without the cultural cachet. “I come from the defense industry,” explains Zerry Hogan, an expert in transit and transportation training and simulation. “I started out teaching weapons systems officer training to pilots. … Continued
Gregg County workers take crash course in better driving with FAAC simulator
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A consultant with the Texas Association of Counties instructed about 20 drivers over a two-day period at the Pct. 4 Barn in Kilgore. Pct. 4 Commissioner Shannon Brown invited the TAC after learning about the service, which has shown to practically eliminate driving incidents within the first six months of training, driving simulator consultant Don … Continued
Fire Truck Driving Simulators Widen the Safe Margin of Error
Published on July 30, 2019
his is an absolutely heart-breaking account of a needless, life-changing on-site injury: “For nearly a decade, Dane Smothers Jr. fixated on becoming a D.C. firefighter. And he stuck with it, despite hurdles. … He wore that uniform only once. Mere months into the firefighting job, his dream career nearly killed him. … Continued
Combining Multiple Approaches to Police Pursuit Training
Published on July 19, 2019
Let’s begin with identifying what a “traffic-related” situation really is and what liabilities we may actually be able to reduce through training. In some of the categorizing for LODD’s, a variety of situations are often grouped together such as “being run-over” or “assaulted” by an automobile. However, in real police work, we know that so … Continued
New simulator puts people in a full-size car to understand their driving behavior
Published on July 18, 2019
When you take a seat in the 2013 Ford Fusion sitting in Srinivas Peeta’s new lab, you enter a virtual world where researchers can throw anything at you: snow and ice, detours, traffic snarls. All you have to do is drive, and along the way researchers are going to watch every turn, every acceleration, every … Continued