Patent ID: 7695282

Claim:
A computer-implemented driver training program method for improving driving skills and behaviors of a participant, the method comprising: storing in a memory a collection of information relating to driver skills, attitudes, and behaviors of the participant; obtaining a psychological profile of the participant, wherein the psychological profile is a Dominance/Influence/Steadiness/Compliance (DISC) psychological profile of the participant, and the step of obtaining is performed over a network at a time other than an observation drive with the participant; adding information from the psychological profile to the collection of information relating to the driver skills, attitudes, and behaviors of the participant; analyzing the collection of information relating to driver skills, attitudes, and behaviors of the participant to determine a driver training curriculum for the participant, wherein the collection of information comprises an observation drive report comprising observations regarding driving of the participant made by an observer during the observation drive with the participant, the step of analyzing being performed by a computing device running under program control; wherein: the observer conducts the observation drive; and the step of adding is performed before the step of analyzing so that the step of analyzing is based at least in part on the psychological profile.