01.15.08-Owens Corning Implements Virtual Driver Interactive Simulation System to Arm Employees with Life-Saving Defensive Driving Techniques
Local agencies, Ohio State Patrol, Philadelphia Water District and Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company also choose simulation by Virtual Driver Interactive
El Dorado Hills, Calif.—January 15, 2008—Virtual Driver Interactive (VDI), provider of driver improvement and simulation systems for corporations and communities, announced new customers using its Virtual Defensive Driving Course (Virtual DDC) with behind-the-wheel driving in a simulated environment.
VDI's virtual driving instruction allows drivers to gain important insight and hands-on experience driving in potentially hazardous circumstances, essentially putting the driver in dangerous situations without actually putting them in danger. Owens Corning employee, Barry Hornbacher, learned this first-hand and credits the VDI simulation exercise course with saving his life.
VDI's curriculum gave Hornbacher a heightened sense of skills and awareness, preparing him to do the following:
- Hornbacher stopped at a stop sign post to give him adequate distance to see other drivers, allowing him to stop after he started moving into the intersection if he encountered a problem.
- When he entered the four-way stop, he continued looking left and right as he entered the intersection.
Having just practiced earlier in a dangerous situation on VDI's simulator, Hornbacher was now ready for his actual encounter on his way home. "As I entered the intersection a van clearly was not going to stop to my left," said Hornbacher. "I was able to stop and the van slammed on the breaks, skidded and swerved around the front of me, missing me by a very close margin. If I hadn't seen that she was going to miss the sign, she probably would have hit me directly on my driver's side door. I was conscious of the training the simulator gave before, during and after the near miss."
"Barry's experience is similar to many testimonials we have received and it confirms what we already know--our simulators and curriculum give invaluable training that saves lives," said Bob Davis, president of Virtual Driver Interactive.
Local agencies, Ohio State Patrol, Philadelphia Water District, and Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company have also realized the importance of driver improvement simulation courses and have chosen to implement VDI simulators into their workforces.
About Virtual Driver Interactive
Virtual Driver Interactive (VDI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raydon Corporation, provides driver improvement simulation training to corporations and public education facilities across the country. VDI's curriculum and simulation systems teach the proven, defensive driving techniques taught by the National Safety Council as well as the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA). The company currently offers two driver training systems: the Virtual Defensive Driving Course (Virtual DDC), a driver improvement course; and StreetReady™, designed for novice drivers. VDI is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
About Owens Corning
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions. A Fortune 500 company for 53 consecutive years, Owens Corning people redefine what is possible each day to deliver high-quality products and services ranging from insulation roofing and masonry products to glass composite materials used in transportation electronics, telecommunications and other high-performance applications. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $6.5 billion in 2006 and 20,000 employees in 30 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.owenscorning.com.
For more information about Virtual Driver Interactive, log on to http://www.driverinteractive.com or call (877) 746-8332. |
