DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD OF PREDICTING HIGH-ACCIDENT AND VIOLATION DRIVERS

THIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT DRIVERS WITH DIFFERENT DRIVING HISTORIES (THE HIGH- ACCIDENT, THE LOW-ACCIDENT, THE HIGH-VIOLATOR, AND THE BEGINNING DRIVER) EXHIBIT MEASURABLY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS WHEN TESTED ON THE SAME ROUTE IN AN INSTRUMENTED CAR. THE DEVICE USED IN COLLECTING DATA, CALLED A DRIVOMETER, RECORDS IN DIGITAL FORM: (1) DRIVER CONTROL ACTIONS, (2) VEHICLE MOTIONS, AND (3) TRAFFIC EVENTS. THE MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN OVER A ROUTE OF APPROXIMATLEY 17 MI. AND REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE POPULATIONS AND RELIABILITY IN INDIVIDUAL PREDICTION OF ABOUT 2 IN 3. CONSIDERING THE CHANCE FACTOR INVOLVED IN DRIVING RISKS, THIS TECHNIQUE OFFERS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN DRIVER TESTING. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 51, No 3, PP 205-210, 6 TAB, 2 REF
• Authors:
  • Greenshields, B D
  • Platt, F N
• Publication Date: 1967

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Publisher: American Psychological Association
  • ISSN: 0021-9010

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Data collection; Digital computers; Drivers; High risk drivers; Human characteristics; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Digital techniques; Driver characteristics; Violations
• Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Drivometer
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220353
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 8 1994 12:00AM