The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) investigates more than 7,000 vehicle crashes yearly, often as first-hand responders. They often drive at high speeds through difficult road/weather conditions and under enormous secondary workloads, leading to an increased risk of crash. Connected vehicle (CV) technology can communicate timely road and traveler information messages (TIMs) to troopers, which could significantly reduce the frequency, severity, or both, of these crashes. The majority of the troopers, however, might not be familiar with driving a CV. This paper developed a “first responder-specific” training program on safe interaction with the technology and an in-depth assessment of how these new technologies are perceived by the troopers. The training program contains an E-training module and a hands-on driving simulator training module. The E-training presents concept of various CV warnings and notifications, including forward collision warning (FCW), spot weather warnings, work zone warnings, and other TIMs. Two scenarios were developed to familiarize troopers to simulated driving, two single-alert scenarios to help mastering the two most important warnings (FCW and variable speed limit), and two multiple-alert scenarios to train the troopers to drive in a comprehensive connected environment. A quiz section in the E-training module and comprehensive pre- and post-training questionnaire surveys were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed CV training program. According to the trainees from the WHP, the driving simulator provided impressively realistic real-life-like scenarios for the troopers to practice the CV warnings they learned during the E-training.

怀俄明州公路巡逻队（WHP）每年作为第一手响应者，对7,000多起车祸进行调查。它们通常在困难的道路/天气条件下以及在大量的次级工作负荷下高速行驶，从而导致发生撞车的风险增加。联网车辆（CV）技术可以将及时的道路和旅行者信息消息（TIM）传达给士兵，这可以显着降低此类事故的发生频率，严重性或同时减少这两种事故。但是，大多数士兵可能不熟悉驾驶简历。本文针对与技术的安全互动制定了“针对特定人员的第一响应者”培训计划，并对士兵如何看待这些新技术进行了深入评估。培训计划包含一个E培训模块和一个动手驾驶模拟器培训模块。E-training提供了各种CV警告和通知的概念，包括前向碰撞警告（FCW），现场天气警告，工作区警告和其他TIM。开发了两种方案以使部队士兵熟悉模拟驾驶，开发了两种单警报方案以帮助掌握两个最重要的警告（FCW和变速限制），以及两种多警报方案以训练部队士兵在全面的互联环境中驾驶。进行了E培训模块中的测验部分以及培训前后的综合问卷调查，以评估已开发的CV培训计划的有效性。根据WHP的受训人员，驾驶模拟器为士兵提供了令人印象深刻的逼真的真实场景，使他们可以练习在电子培训中学到的CV警告。