AN ANALYSIS OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, MANEUVERS, AND DRIVER BEHAVIORS IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE

The specific objectives of this study were to: Develop a taxonomy of emergency traffic conflict situations; Develop a taxonomy of evasive maneuvers available to a driver appropriate to each of the above identified situations; Identify the critical driver behaviors which comprise each of the above evasive maneuvers available to a driver; Determine the probability of occurrence for each category of emergency situation identified above; Determine for each category of evasive maneuver appropriate to each identified emergency situation that was identified above the probability that a driver would successfully avoid a traffic accident by instituting that maneuver in its given situation; Determine for each critical driver behavior comprising an evasive maneuver the probability or frequency of occurrence of each behavior; and State the findings of the project in terms of the required behavioral responses necessary for accident avoidance in emergency situations. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by URS/Matrix Company and by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Indiana University, Bloomington

  Institute for Research in Public Safety
  Bloomington, IN  United States  47401
• Authors:
  • Drahos, R W
  • Treat, J R
  • HUME, R D
  • Hussey, S A
• Publication Date: 1975-2-14

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 300 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Emergencies; Highway safety; Maneuverability; Prevention; Safety; Traffic conflicts
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148781
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00960
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM