Disciplined Attention
Text & On-Line
Driver Education Course
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Course Description
The Disciplined Attention Course is
a text and web-based driver
education curriculum aimed at
improving a driver’s attention on
the road. The course focuses on
distracted and aggressive driving
and how to prevent accidents.
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Requirements
You must have a valid email address and
access to the internet. The email address
that you list on the registration form must
remain the same for the duration of the
course.
You must read a short book to pass the
course.
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Course Length
You can read the book and complete the course in
about 10 hours.
After you read the book, you must take a short
exam on-line and pass it. You also must
complete 2 surveys about your driving habits
and be willing to give us feedback about the
course.
You can do the course at your own pace…some
clients complete the course all at once while
others space out the steps over 60 days.
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Course Fees
The cost of course is $60.00, which includes
the cost of the book ($29.95, including
tax). If you sign up by phone or on the
web, there is a $4.95 shipping and
handling charge for the book.
Cash, credit card and money order
payments only.
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Course Step 1
Registration…go to:
www.alertdriver.net
or
call (919) 408 -0745
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Course Step 2
Complete the On-Line Survey of Driving
Beliefs & Behaviors.
The survey takes about 15 minutes to
complete.
All responses on the survey are strictly
confidential and not available to the court,
insurance companies or any licensing
agency.
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Course Step 3
Read a book - Disciplined Attention. It’s an
easy-to-read book about how researchers
and driving instructors advise drivers to
improve their attention on the road.
You can learn more about the book at
www.disciplined-attention.com.
On-line help about the text material is
available during the course.
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Course Step 4
You will take an on-line exam about the text. You
are allowed 3 attempts to receive a passing
grade on the exam (70%). If you do not pass
the exam after 3 attempts, you can email our
staff at examhelp@alertdriver.com for further
instructions.
The exam is open-book.
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Course Step 5
Complete a second On-Line Survey of
Driving Beliefs and Behaviors.
The second survey gives you the
opportunity to pass along driving tips to
other drivers who will participate in the
program.
You also have opportunity to provide
feedback about the survey and course.
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Course Step 6
You will be mailed an official Certificate of Completion in
the Disciplined Attention Course that you can present to
the court. Your certificate will have “Official Certificate”
embossed on the surface and you should have it signed
by the DA.
The Certificate of Completion may reduce your sentence or
the insurance points on your license.
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Course Progress
Each participatant in the on-line program
has his/her progress automatically tracked
step by step. You may log on at any time
and see what steps you have completed,
what steps remain and the expected due
date.
The due date for completing the course is
often your next court appearance date.
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Course Progress
On-line registration, driving surveys, exam,
course evaluations and step-by-step student
progress.
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You are not alone
The Disciplined Attention course
covers the same material that has
been presented to driving
instructors, corporate safety
officers and professional drivers
in seminars around the U.S. and
Canada.
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Disciplined Attention is used by:
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new drivers
truck drivers
military drivers
teen drivers
athletes
athletic referees and officials
parents teaching children sports
traffic offenders
senior drivers
police cadets and officers
highway patrol troopers
anyone who wants to improve his/her visual attention skills.
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OUR BIOLOGICAL SETUP – THIS IS GOOD
The eyes lead
Old view & new view –attention & emotions
Two visual attention systems: the detail & wide view
Visual routines
Visual processing times
Emergency and peak performance
THE BREAKDOWN – THIS IS BAD
The eyes get stuck – target fixation & tunneling
When the eyes stick the most
Basic, primitive process – no wide view
Eye panic & getting lost in the scene
Disrupting motor responses & smoothness
HOW TO IMPROVE – THIS IS VERY GOOD
Attention skill development
Calm scene processing
Hone the focal system – the path to visual references
Putting it together under pressure
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This is the 159 page
book you must read to
pass the course. It is
written at a 10-12th
grade level. It is
hardbound to last.
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Book Statistics
Book Statistics
Title:
Disciplined Attention
Subtitle:
How to Improve Your Visual Attention When You Drive
Author:
Kenneth C. Mills, Ph.D.
ISBN:
0-942267-29-X
LCCN:
2005900135
CIP:
1. Automobile drivers--Psychology. 2. Motor vehicle driving-Psychological aspects. 3. Vision. 4. Attention.
TL152.7 .M55 2005
629.283
Length:
159 pages
Binding:
6” X 9” hardcover, printed case
Additions:
3 illustrations, 2 tables, 10 exercises, bibliography, index
Website:
www.disciplined-attention.com
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Book Abstract
The book extracts life-saving ideas from top driving
instructors and research scientists to give you
simple exercises that can be practiced each time
you drive. First, you discover how your visual
attention is uniquely challenged when you drive,
the latest findings on hazard perception, how
expert drivers control their attention, and
importantly, how disrupted attention leads to
collisions. The reader progress through 4 stages
of how to improve visual attention, with 10
simple exercises that become part of everyday
driving habits.
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Teaching Guides
The following 2 slides can be printed and
used as summary illustrations of the topics
in the book and the Disciplined Attention
seminar. They cover the target fixation
cycle and how it leads to crashes. The
second slides illustrates accident
prevention strategies. The cycles can also
be used to train peak sports performance.
(PowerPoint versions available).
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EYES SPOT A
THREAT
Injury or
death
UNFAMILAR
UNEXPECTED
MAYBE MOVING
Crash,
missed
play!!!
Actions go
to ONE
threat
May be a
necessary
part of
training
Old
habits
Mental
lock up
Target
FixationLock Up
Cycle
Evoked
Fixation
Response
Stuck or panicked
eye routines
Under 2
seconds
Responses
start to freeze
Both
Mental and
Physical
freezing
Ramps into
tunnel vision
Time
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distortion
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Hard to
control
EYES SPOT A
THREAT
Ready for
more
action
Avoid
crash,
make the
play!!
UNFAMILAR
UNEXPECTED
MAYBE MOVING
NECESSARY
training
Actions go
to multiple
threats
Prevention
& Survival
Skills
Trained
Habits
Situation
Awareness
Control
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and Flow
Visually move
through the
action
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Evoked
Fixation
Response
Trust your eye
movements
Develop focus
skills
Flash
recognition
training
Acquire
familiar
targets and
move on
Sense of
CALM
About the author
Kenneth C. Mills Ph.D. is a psychologist &
scientist. He has traveled the U.S. developing
simulations and training programs for
professional drivers: police, firefighters, EMT’s,
school bus driver and professional truck drivers.
His scientific background and the practical
advice of top driving instructors provided the
basis for the Disciplined Attention textbook, online course and seminar.
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Please visit
www.disciplined-attention.com.
www.alertdriver.com
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