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How does WayPoint Assess Crash Proneness?
Every operational job has an information-processing requirement. Driving a slow-moving transit bus, for instance, demands less of an operator than piloting an airliner. Whatever the job, a mismatch between the demands of the job and the abilities of the operator is a recipe for disaster--for the individual, for the company and for the innocent victims. WayPoint measures two key abilities:
- Channel Capacity
- the person's speed of information processing or throughput; it is the same concept as "baud rate", the speed at which modems send and receive data.
- Situational Awareness
- the tendency to be vigilant in the face of surprise and boredom; it is similar to the concept of "big picture" in driving or "court sense" in basketball.
The safe, efficient operator has a channel capacity that matches the demands of the job and--this is key--"situational awareness" that matches his or her channel capacity. So, WayPoint™ is not so much a "more is better" test. Rather it's better understood as a "does it match?" test.
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