AN INVESTIGATION OF MOTORISTS' PERCEPTIONS OF TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAYS

This paper examines motorists perceptions of trucks as a result of their driving experiences, behavior and beliefs about trucks on highways with a view toward improving and creating truck safety campaigns for highway users. Although fatal truck crashes are declining, when accidents do occur, they can have highly visible impacts, such as the extended closure of a bridge on I-95 after a tanker truck exploded and burned in March 2004. The findings would be used in education and promotional campaigns to increase motorists awareness of trucks and the proper way to share the road with them safely. They would also be used to determine if there is public support for stricter policies about truck operations, especially speed. Currently, 10 states require trucks to drive more slowly than cars, and additional speed restrictions could affect efficiencies in freight and commodity deliveries. Those who drive more often have the most positive view of trucks, but it is still not clear how perceptions of trucks are formed. There appear to be two divergent themes: either motorists view trucks negatively and drive more cautiously around them and support greater speed restrictions, while those who drive recklessly do not view trucks negatively.

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  American Society of Transportation and Logistics

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• Authors:
  • Moore, R S
  • LeMay, S
  • Moore, M L
  • Lidell, P
  • Kinard, B
  • McMillen, D
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 20-32
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Behavior; Perception; Surveys; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 2005 12:00AM