WARNING SIGNAL DESIGN : A KEY HUMAN FACTORS ISSUE IN AN IN-VEHICLE FRONT- TO-REAR-END COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

Warning signal effectiveness issues associated with the design of a front- to-rear-end collision warning system are discussed. This paper outlines potential negative human factors aspects associated with warning frequency and timing and suggests design concepts and further studies for minimizing negative effects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1992
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Psychology
  Moscow, ID  United States  83843

  General Motors Corporation

  Warren, MI  United States  48090

  York University

  Room 430 Osgoode Hall, 4700 Keele Street
  Downsview, ONo M3J 1P3,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Horowitz, Avraham D
  • Dingus, Thomas A
• Conference:
  • Human Factors Society. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society annual meeting 36th (1992), vol. 2
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1011-1013

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Human factors; Information display systems
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784867
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM