HABIT CHECK OF SEEING AND RESPONDING IN DRIVING

By learning to spot the clues, an observer riding with a driver can identify habits of seeing and responding. Many business and industrial firms that operate large fleets of motor vehicles have put into use a system for checking in traffic the seeing and responding habits of their drivers and for explaining to them the steps they should practice to upgrade any habits that need improvement. This article explains a revised version of the habit check program which was developed 2 decades ago. Conclusions reached from follow-up contacts with fleet supervisors using the system are discussed. The seeing-responding process which is made up of 5 steps is reviewed. Notes are provided on conducting the habit check, and clues are provided to the driver's seeing and responding habits. The follow-up procedure after the habit check is also discussed.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808764?urlappend=%3Bseq=557
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Cummings, J J
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 533-547
• Serial:
  • Traffic Quarterly
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0041-0713

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driver improvement programs; Drivers; Fleet management; Highway safety; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver improvement; Driver reaction; Fleets
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172144
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM