VEHICLE FAMILIARITY AND SAFETY

A literature review and accident data analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between vehicle familiarity and safety. The information from these diverse sources was consistent in suggesting that drivers of passenger cars and motorcycles are having safety problems adjusting to unfamiliar vehicles. This problem was not caused by low total driver experience but by inexperience with the accident-involved vehicle. Estimates were made of the extent of this problem and recommendations were suggested to better understand the causes of the problem and identify possible countermeasures.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5832
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Crash Avoidance Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Perel, M
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Countermeasures; Drivers; Highway safety; Motor vehicles; Motorcycles
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle familiarity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396140
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 509
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM