MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When your teen gets a driver’s license, you'll likely have mixed emotions. While you’re off the hook for carpools, it’s scary to think about your baby behind the wheel.
Now, a new video game technology that exposes drivers to the most common serious crash scenarios and sees how they react may help predict what type of driver your teen will be. It can also highlight any potential problems, a new study suggests.
The virtual driving assessment is a fully immersive 15-minute, self-guided simulated drive that measures a person’s ability to drive safely and avoid crashes. Drivers use a steering wheel, pedals and headphones while following the course on a computer screen. It measures more than 100 skills, including vehicle control, lane position, proximity to other vehicles, ability to negotiate curves and intersections, as well as responses to unexpected hazards.
For the study, published online Oct. 16 in the journal Pediatrics, almost 17,000 Ohio drivers under 25 took the virtual driving assessment during the licensing process, and some clear patterns emerged. Those who got their license at age 18 were 16% more likely to crash based on their performance on the video game, the study showed. Drivers who performed well on the video game had a crash risk that was about 10% lower than the average risk, the study showed.
“We have started using this tool in our primary care clinics as a part of regular adolescent care, so that any teens who are starting or already driving, can get feedback on their skills,” Walshe said. It's nerve-wracking when teens first learn to drive, agreed Dr. Gabrina Dixon, a pediatric hospitalist at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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