EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES AND HARDWARE FOR DRIVING RESEARCH

THE INDIRECT APPROACH TO DRIVER BEHAVIOR RESEARCH ATTEMPTS TO APPLY TO THE DRIVING SITUATION PERTINENT FINDINGS FROM OTHER RESEARCH ON HUMAN INPUT, CENTRAL PROCESSING, AND OUTPUT OPERATIONS. IN THE DIRECT APPROACH, ACTUAL DRIVER BEHAVIOR IS STUDIED ON THE ROAD OR IN THE LABORATORY. ALTHOUGH THE VALIDITY OF SIMULATION HAS BEEN QUESTIONED, LABORATORY METHODS OFFER MORE SAFETY, EXPANDED SCOPE, BETTER EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL, AND SAVINGS OF TIME. TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDE INSTRUMENTED VEHICLES, AND WHOLE-TASK OR PART-TASK SIMULATORS BASED ON TELEVISION, POINT LIGHT SOURCES, DIRECT OPTICAL VIEWING, AND MOTION PICTURES. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Injury Control In Traffic Safety

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• Authors:
  • Schori, T R
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 154-75
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Smith, Wilbur & Associates
  • Publisher: Smith, Wilbur & Associates

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving simulators; Experiments; Laboratory studies; Personnel performance; Research; Road tests; Task analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223860
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM