Poor hazard anticipation skills play a main role in truck collisions, and Canadian truck drivers have identified a need for more exposure to hazardous scenarios as part of their mandatory entry level training. The aim of this study is to develop an evidence-based truck driver VRU hazard anticipation training module and to test its effectiveness on novice truck driver hazard anticipation skills in a simulated environment._x000D_ A video-based training was developed and truck driver trainees and novices (less than 5 years of truck driving experience) were recruited through invitations to several Ontario truck driving schools. A quarter cab truck simulator and a head-mounted eye tracker were used. The experiment consisted of 4 simulator drives including 8 hazardous scenarios, half of which were completed by participants before taking the hazard anticipation training (or "placebo" training for the control group) and half were completed after training. 26 novice truck drivers' glance and driving behaviour was recorded throughout the drives. Results are expected to highlight drivers' improved scanning of the environment, earlier detection and reaction to hazards, and overall improved safety after training for the experimental group, compared to the experimental group's performance before training and to the performance of the control group.
