THE DRIVOMETER AS A MEASURE OF DRIVING SKILL

THE DRIVOMETER AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN DETECTING DIFFERENCES IN CONTROL PATTERNS OF DRIVERS WITH DIFFERENT DRIVING HISTORIES ARE DISCUSSED. A SET OF DRIVOMETER MEASURES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DISCRIMATE DRIVERS OF EXTREMELY DIFFERENT HISTORIES UNDER COMPLEX ROADWAY CONDTIONS. SINGLY, THE DRIVOMETER MEASURES ARE RELIABLE, BUT DO NOT REVEAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPERIENCED AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS. HOWEVER, INTERCORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE MEASURES SHOWED SOME DIFFERENCES FOR THE TWO GROUPS, SUGGESTING THAT SEPARATE ASPECTS OF THE DRIVING TASK ARE FUSED DIFFERENTLY FOR THE EXPERIENCED AND THE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. /HSL/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 1, PP 30-35, 6 REF
• Authors:
  • Safren, M
  • COHEN, S
  • Schlesinger, L
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Knowledge; Measurement; Personnel performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experience
• Old TRIS Terms: Drivometer
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 1970 12:00AM