MOTORIST BEHAVIOR AND THE DESIGN OF MOTORIST INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Results are described of an in-person survey of Seattle commuters on the topic of motorist behavior and decision making. Three broad areas were of interest: (a) behavior and decisions of commuters relative to their choice of route before departure; (b) behavior and decisions of commuters while driving; and (c) responses of commuters to manipulations of variable-message sign messages. Results indicated that all commuter groups were familiar with alternative routes, but rarely used them during actual commutes. In addition, commuters who did use alternate routes reported higher levels of stress during their commutes in comparison with traveling primary routes. Changes in primary routes were generally in response to congestion actually observed by commuters rather than to information provided by existing traffic information sources. Further, commuters rarely changed mode of transportation or time of departure on the basis of currently available information received at home before departure. These findings point to specific issues that need to be addressed in the design of future motorist information systems.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1281, Human Factors and Safety Research Related to Highway Design and Operation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Conquest, L
- Wenger, Michael J
- Spyridakis, Jan H
- Haselkorn, Mark P
- Barfield, Woodrow
- Conguest, Loveday
- Publication Date: 1990
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 159-167
- Monograph Title: HUMAN FACTORS AND SAFETY RESEARCH RELATED TO HIGHWAY DESIGN AND OPERATION 1990
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1281
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Commuters; Data collection; Decision making; Design; Driver information systems; Drivers; Mode choice; Route choice; Stress (Psychology); Surveys; Traffic congestion; Variable message signs
- Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
- Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00603708
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0-309-05060-X
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM