ALCOHOL LEVEL AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE

A STUDY COMPARING SIMULATED DRIVING UNDER ALCOHOL INGESTION AND CONTROL CONDITIONS IS REPORTED. INSENSITIVITY OF STANDARD DEPENDENT MEASURES LED TO ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF A SUBSIDIARY TASK TECHNIQUE TO BE USED IN SIMULATION STUDIES TO INCREASE MEASUREMENT SENSITIVITY. A TIME-SHARING OR DIVIDED ATTENTION TASK WAS DEVELOPED WHICH EFFECTIVELY INCREASED DRIVER INFORMATION PROCESSING LOAD. A SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER APPENDED TO THE FINAL REPORT ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTS THE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SUBSIDIARY TASK TECHNIQUE. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Case, M W
  • Hulbart, S
  • Moskswitz, R
• Publication Date: 1971-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Drunk driving; Measurement; Methodology; Sensitivity; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Control conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222601
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: B-1-25
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM