35-MILLIMETER AIRPHOTOS FOR THE STUDY OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR

AERIAL PICTURES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WERE OBTAINED USING A REASONABLY PRICED, 35-MM MOVIE CAMERA MODIFIED FOR THE PURPOSE. SATISFACTORY DEFINITION WAS OBTAINED BY PROJECTING THE PICTURES AT A MAGNIFICATION UP TO 40 DIAMETERS WITH A TWO- BY TWO- IN. SLIDE PROJECTOR. PICTURES TAKEN FROM A LIGHT PLANE AT BETWEEN 3,500 AND 4,000 FT. REVEALED INTERESTING INFORMATION ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR. FURTHER WORK IS NECESSARY ON AN INTERVAL TIMER, AIMING MECHANISM, AND PROCEDURE FOR KEEPING VERTICALLY OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE METHOD WAS SHOWN TO BE PRACTICAL TO OBTAIN, IN A SHORT TIME, INFORMATION ON THE ADEQUACY OF INTERCHANGE DESIGN FROM DRIVER-VEHICLE BEHAVIOR, ON PASSING PRACTICES AND OTHER DRIVING PROCEDURES.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/60/60-006.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 60, pp 59-66, 3 FIG, 5 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Forbes, T W
  • Reiss, Robert J
• Publication Date: 1952

Media Info

• Monograph Title: Road-user characteristics
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 60
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Behavior; Drivers; Highway design; Highways; Interchanges; Interchanges and intersections; Passing; Traffic; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle path
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222868
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM