THE TRAFFIC CONFLICT TECHNIQUE: A SUBJECTIVE VS. OBJECTIVE APPROACH

Filmed traffic conflicts were evaluated in terms of their severity using an objective measure and two subjective measures obtained from two groups of subjects. Each observer rated the same conflicts three times. Correlations among the subjective measures and between the subjective measures and the objective measure were used to evaluate some aspects of the reliability and validity of the subjective traffic conflict technique. The results yielded high intrarater and interrater reliabilities and moderate concurrent validity relative to the objective measures. Implications for future use of subjective measures of traffic conflicts are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Shinar, D
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 153-157
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Injury severity; Reliability; Traffic conflicts; Validity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity; Subjective analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Objective analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396907
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 220
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM