ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AS A BASIS FOR STRESS MEASUREMENT

DIE ANNALYSE VERSCHIEDENER VERKEHRSSITUATIONEN ALS BASIS ZUR BEANSPRUCHUNGSMESSUNG

An experimental section of road on the public road network was selected for the carrying out of the field study of stress on drivers, in which the bast measuring vehicle was used. The section is about 250 km long, takes about four hours driving, and is set out as a circular course. It was classified according to individual traffic situations. Potential stress on the driver associated with this section of road was examined. Using methods of work psychology and the questionnaire on work analysis, the demands and resultant difficulties of the individual traffic situations were determined. A profile of stress was drawn up for the part of the road which passes through a town centre, and this forms a basis for formulating the hypothesis for the main study. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Institute of Road Research, Germany

  Bruhlerstrasse 1, Postfach 510530
  D-5000 Cologne 51,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Galsterer, H
• Publication Date: 1979-1

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 120-133

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Experimental roads; Field tests; Interviewing; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Networks; Physiology; Psychological stress; Psychology; Questionnaires; Roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 1772: Driver; 2778: Experimental road; 6226: In situ; 9147: Interview; 6136: Measurement; 2062: Physiology; 2255: Psychology; 2234: Stress (psychol)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317052
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM