A DRIVING TASK ANALYSIS

AN ANALYSIS AND LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE DRIVER SUBSYSTEM, WHICH PROVIDES THE INTERFACE BETWEEN VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY, IS GIVEN. DRIVER EFFECTIVENESS IS A RESULT OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATUS OF THE DRIVER, AND OF ACTUAL PERFORMANCE IN THE DRIVING TASK. PHYSICAL STATUS DETERMINANTS ARE: SENSORY PROCESSES, SENSOR-EFFECTOR COORDINATION, AND TOLERANCE TO TRANSIENT EFFECTS SUCH AS FATIGUE, DRUGS, AND NOISE. OTHER COMPONENTS OF DRIVER EFFECTIVENESS ARE: ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION, PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE. DRIVER PERFORMANCE CONSISTS OF SEARCH AND SCAN, PERCEPTUAL, DECISION MAKING, AND PHYSICAL RESPONSE TASKS. THESE ARE PERFORMED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SUBSYSTEMS. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Injury Control In Traffic Safety

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• Authors:
  • Ellingstad, V S
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 176-200
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Smith, Wilbur & Associates
  • Publisher: Smith, Wilbur & Associates

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Decision making; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving; Human factors; Personnel performance; Physical condition; Reaction time; Task analysis; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223859
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM