40 Hours • In-Person or Live Virtual 

Our Foundations course provides a clear, accessible introduction to driver behavior, event onset, hazard anticipation, PRT fundamentals, and nighttime visibility. Through structured instruction and hands-on application, students learn to integrate human-factors science directly into real crash reconstruction work. 

You Will Learn: 

• Core definitions and onset principles 
• Hazard anticipation & early detection concepts 
• Intro to nighttime visibility & lighting documentation 
• Basics of walking speeds, acceleration profiles, and lane-change behavior 
• Practical time–distance and human-factors analysis
• Foundational analysis of distraction, fatigue, and impairment 
• Research on why drivers do—or do not—pull into traffic 
• A scientific foundation for advanced human-factors casework 

Who is this for?

Ideal for law enforcement officers, crash investigators, reconstructionists, and analysts who are beginning a practice grounded in scientific methods. Completion of an Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation course, or an equivalent program, is recommended before attending.

40 Hours • In-Person or Live Virtual 

The Premier Course in Forensic Human-Factors Training 

Our Advanced Program is the gold standard in driver-response and human-factors training. This intensive, graduate-level course condenses 160 years of research into a structured, fast-paced week designed for professionals who must analyze and defend complex crash scenarios. 

Attendees leave with the scientific grounding, tools, and analytical precision needed to operate confidently at the highest expert-witness level. 

What You Will Be Taught: 

• Hazard anticipation, threat-recognition, and glance research 
• Speed choice patterns and driver speed-adaptation behavior 
• Lane-keeping behavior, steering entropy, and stability metrics 
• Walking speeds, approach behavior, and pedestrian timing
• Vehicle acceleration rates and gap-acceptance thresholds
• Nighttime recognition distances and low-light visibility factors 
• Perception-Response Times (PRT) & all scientific factors affecting PRT 
• Research on when drivers’ willingness or not to pull into traffic

Core Modules Include: 

• Research Methods & Validity (6 hrs) 
• Lead-Vehicle & Angular Crash Scenarios (4 hrs) 
• Nighttime Visibility & Forensic Documentation (6 hrs) 
• Advanced PRT Analysis Across All Crash Types (6 hrs)
• RESPONSE® Software Integration (4 hrs) 
• Distraction, Impairment, Fatigue, & Decision Making (4 hrs) 

Who is this for?

Ideal for experts who testify, write opinions, and require a defensible scientific methodology. 

24 Hours • In-Person Only (Winter Sessions) 

A hands-on, field-intensive program focused on low-light crash documentation, PRT determination, visibility measurement, and forensic photography—all performed under actual nighttime conditions.

Who is this for?

Ideal for law enforcement officers, crash investigators, reconstructionists, and analysts who are beginning a practice grounded in scientific methods. Completion of an Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation course, or an equivalent program, is recommended before attending.

3 Days • In-Person or Live Virtual 

Master the industry’s leading research-based driver-response analysis platform. Learn to model hazard onset, PRT windows, speed choices, nighttime recognition, gap acceptance, and complex crash scenarios using validated peer-reviewed data. 

Who is this for?

A Response software user, who wants to learn about the math and science behind Response. Completion of a Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction course, or an equivalent program, is recommended before attending.

Custom Training for Agencies & Firms 

We develop tailored 3-day or 40-hour programs for law-enforcement agencies, engineering firms, consulting groups, and private organizations—combining any elements from Foundations, Advanced, Nighttime, or RESPONSE®. 

Train With the Leaders Who Define the Science 

Whether you are establishing your foundation or pursuing expert-level mastery, the Driver Research Institute provides the most authoritative human-factors training in the world.