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DBAT field test to collect data, determine risk

By Senior Airman Eydie Sakura, 341st Space Wing Public Affairs Office / Published July 19, 2007

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MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- The Driver Behavior Assessment Tool survey kicks off Tuesday and runs through Aug. 10. It is a joint service project funded by the Defense Safety Oversight Council's Private Motor Vehicle Task Force. 

The field test involves 2,000 servicemembers from each branch of service in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. The 20th Air Force has been designated the test group for the Air Force, and the viability of the test results will be used by the entire Department of Defense to help predict what individuals are most likely to have a serious motor vehicle incident in the future. 

"I think the 20th Air Force was picked because we have a lot of young people on our bases," said Peter Woelkers, 341st Space Wing Safety Office acting chief. "The DoD is testing the survey to see if it'll work and whether or not the results [of the survey] will be a good tool for leadership and management to identify people who are not the safest drivers." 

The 200 question DBAT survey will collect data and measure the 18 to 25 year olds' individual attitudes, characteristics and contextual variables, such as community or family influences. The data will be analyzed against their driving history and the results will establish the predictive reliability of the responses gathered. 

"We'll have details on where units can access the survey early next week," Mr. Woelkers said. "Private motor vehicle accidents are the number one non-combat killer to our younger Airmen. Maybe this survey will save someone's life sometime." 

To check out a sample of the DBAT survey, visit http://dbat.defensesafety.org or call the wing safety office at 731-6720.

What does DBAT do?
Identification will reduce private motor vehicle injuries and fatalities by: 
* Facilitating targeted intervention with high-risk drivers. 
* Increasing overall awareness of driving risk factors among all members. 
* Foster the development of improved interventions to address the specific factors contributing to individual driving risk.


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