INFLUENCES OF ALCOHOL UPON DRIVING BEHAVIOR IN AN INSTRUMENTED CAR
FOUR HIGH EXTRAVERTS AND FOUR LOWER EXTRAVERTS DROVE AND INSTRUMENTED CAR THROUGH A CLOSED PYLON- DEFINED COURSE, ON EACH OF TWO EXPERIMENTAL DAYS, AFTER INGESTION OF ALCOHOL AND A PLACEBO BEVERAGE, WITH AND WITHOUT A CONCURRENT MENTAL LOADING TASK REQUIREMENT. THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE INFLUENCES OF ALCOHOL UPON TRACKING ACCURACY AND CONTROL-USE BEHAVIOR DEPENDED UPON THE PARTICULAR CONTROLS OBSERVED, AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVER PERSONALITY AND DRIVER PRIORITIES CONCERNING ACCURACY AND SPEED. ALCOHOL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ACCELERATOR USE REGARDLESS OF PERSONALITY OR PRIORITIES, WHEREAS THE INFLUENCES OF ALCOHOL UPON STEERING BEHAVIOR SEEMED MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ONE STUDY, THE LOADING TASK REQUIREMENT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE ACCURACY-DEGRADING EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, WHEREAS IN THE SUBSEQUENT STUDY, IT DID NOT. HEART-RATE VARIATION WAS REDUCED BY ALCOHOL. /AUTHOR/
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University of Vermont, Burlington
169 Home Avenue
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Authors:
- Perrine, M W
- Huntley, M S
- Publication Date: 1971-3
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 40 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Accuracy; Alcohols; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Personality; Personnel performance; Speed
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224171
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM