DRIVER ERROR IN FREEWAY DRIVING

FEHLVERHALTEN AN AUTOBAHNEINFAHRTEN

In this Pilot-Study a profile of requirements has been developed on the basis of a theoretical analysis of the proceedings when entering a highway. It includes the conflicts concerning behaviour which is demanded of the driver, namely considerations of safety on the one hand, and of fluency of traffic on the other hand. In fact, these conflicting behaviour intentious lead to a frequency-distribution of incorrect behaviour which can be observed empirically. This analysis of the profile of requirements, the observation of the actual driving-behaviour and the following interview indicated the reasons for the observed incorrect types of behaviour. From these results conclusions concerning constructional and legal improvements for entires to highways were drawer. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Institute of Road Research, Germany

  Bruhlerstrasse 1, Postfach 510530
  D-5000 Cologne 51,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Breinbauer, W
  • Hofner, K J
  • Kowar, P
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Errors; Freeways; Frequency distributions; Highway law; Highway safety; Interviewing; Pilot studies; Psychological conflict; Traffic
• Old TRIS Terms: Pilot study
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155973
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM