HUMAN ERROR IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
This article provides a brief overview of human information processing limitations and explains how these limitations can contribute to highway traffic accidents. It is considered a "first-principles" approach to accident investigation as it draws on knowledge of basic human psychological processes. Instead of looking at the driver from the outside, the authors attempt to understand his/her mental processing and how it interacts with the environment.
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Supplemental Notes:
- http://www.ergogero.com/pages/roadaccidents.html
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Corporate Authors:
ERGO/GERO
235 Empress Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M2N 3V1, Canada -
Authors:
- Green, M
- Senders, J W
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 10 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; Decision making; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Human error; Perception; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Reaction time; Traffic crashes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00943796
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 19 2003 12:00AM