Self-Paced, Web-Based Training for Young Drivers to Prevent Impaired Driving

The Plan My Ride program, an interactive online training and immersive skill-building virtual reality video experience, was developed to prevent impaired driving in high school and college age drivers. The program is informed by the Integrated Behavioral Model and focuses on changing attitudes including the perceived dangerousness and outcome expectancies of impaired driving, perceived social norms, and beliefs about personal agency to find alternatives to impaired driving, as well as the skills to identify and implement alternatives. Microlearning booster content were developed to reinforce the program content and help users develop safe driving habits. In addition, to promote effective implementation of the program, group leader implementation resources were also developed.  

The usability of the virtual reality video experience was tested and the impact of the Plan My Ride program was evaluated in an immediate post-test and three-month follow-up.