A STUDY OF DRIVER VARIABILITY IN CAR FOLLOWING AND OPEN ROAD DRIVING

THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE VARIABILITY OF DRIVER VELOCITY CONTROL WHEN OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER EIGHT DIFFERENT TREATMENT CONDITIONS. THE FOLLOWING THREE VARIABLE WERE CONSIDERED' /A/ AN INSTRUCTION FOR NORMAL OR BEST CONTROL, /B/ PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A LEADING VEHICLE, AND /C/ PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A SPEEDOMETER. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Snider, John N
  • Ernst, Ronald L
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 34-40
• Monograph Title: Road-user characteristics
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 84
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Research; Speed indicators; Velocity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Instructions; Lead vehicle; Open road
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222521
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM