HUMAN FACTORS AND ROAD SAFETY: OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE BETWEEN 1977 AND 1986

This article presents a brief overview of the research performed at the Human Factors Division of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute between 1977 and 1986. The focus of the research has been on human factors (ergonomics) aspects of road safety. Specifically, the research has dealt with the following issues: vehicle head-lighting, vehicle rear lighting and signalling, vehicle displays and controls, vehicle components, conspicuity of vehicles, legibility of traffic signs and licence plates, driver reaction time, driver performance, stopping sight distance, driver seated position, individual differences (drivers with disabilities, older drivers), methods for measuring blood alcohol concentration, societal violence and traffic accidents, cross-cultural comparison of driver risk-perception, and theoretical issues. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Sivak, M
• Publication Date: 1987-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 289-296
• Serial:
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0003-6870
  • EISSN: 1872-9126
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00036870

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Blood alcohol levels; Driver performance; Drivers; Ergonomics; Hazards; Headlamps; Highway safety; Human factors; Instrument panels; Legibility; License plates; Perception; Personnel performance; Persons with disabilities; Reaction time; Rear lighting; Research; Reviews; Risk assessment; Stopping sight distance; Traffic crashes; Traffic signs; Universities and colleges; Vehicle components; Vehicle lighting; Violent crimes; Visibility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Disabled drivers; Driver perception; Rear lights; Rear signals
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8518: Bibliography; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1726: Disabled person; 1855: Driving (veh); 2226: Driving aptitude; 2029: Ergonomics; 1342: Headlamp; 540: Legibility; 6136: Measurement; 1746: Old people; 9057: Organization (association); 2259: Risk taking; 1665: Safety; 1331: Side light; 6967: Signal; 2253: Sociology; 553: Traffic sign; 111: University; 8122: USA; 1255: Vehicle; 6783: Visibility; 6793: Visibility distance
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470160
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 804
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM