Why is Driver Impairment Difficult to Assess?

The authors note that driver error and poor driver performance are often contributing, if not primary, causes of traffic accidents. Though this is well known, it seems to be difficult to determine the degree of driver impairment in most cases. Most driver impairment is influenced by both psychological and physiological factors. This paper covers what constitutes driver impairment, including inducing impairment, accident precursors, expert observation and categories of driving impairment. It describes the psychophysiological criteria needed to define impaired driving, and advocates using a multidimensional approach when assessing impaired drivers.

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• Authors:
  • Brookhuis, Karel A
  • Waard, Dick de
• Conference:
  • International Conference of Traffic and Transport Psychology
  • Location: Bern , Switzerland
  • Date: 2000-9-0 to 2000-9-0
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: First Edition
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 231-244
• Monograph Title: Traffic and Transport Psychology: Theory and Application. Proceedings of the ICTTP 2000

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver errors; Driving; Evaluation and assessment; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Impaired drivers; Judgment; Performance; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident precursors; Criteria; Multidimensional; Observation; Psychophysiology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01003885
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 008043925X
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 22 2005 8:00AM