HIGHWAY DESIGN AND ROAD-USERS' MISPERCEPTION OF HAZARD
Until recently, a generally uncritical acceptance of "low- cost engineering schemes" for road accident reduction and prevention suggested that the value of an ergonomics approach to road safety was still not widely appreciated. This view is exemplified by reference to a current project in the UK, which is examining the contribution of certain highway design features to road-users' misperception of hazard. Data from retrospective studies of road accident causation are provisionally reported and plans for a prospective study of remedial changes to the traffic system are outlined. The number of the covering abstract of the conference is TRIS No. 396810. (Author/TRR)
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Erogonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand. Erogonomics and Technological Change, Holme Building, Sydney, Australia, 28-30 November 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand
191 Royal Parade
Parkville, Victoria 3052, AustraliaErogonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand
191 Royal Parade
Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia -
Authors:
- BROWN, I D
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 159-165
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Serial:
- Publication of: Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Publisher: Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand
- ISSN: 0726-7029
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash causes; Crashes; Drivers; Environment; Ergonomics; Hazards; Highway design; Perception; Safety; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Travelers; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception; Remedies
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8006: Australia; 9003: Cause; 8525: Conference; 2455: Environment; 2029: Ergonomics; 2855: Highway design; 2229: Perception; 9150: Risk; 1755: Road user; 1665: Safety; 655: Traffic engineering; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00396811
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM