PSYCHIC REACTIONS TO ROAD ENVIRONMENT AND TRAFFIC SIGNS

This paper describes measures implemented by the Austrian Board for Safety and Prevention to reduce traffic speeds, and driver reaction to the changes. Areas where speed limits were lowered were found to have more accidents. Improvements to driver information through traffic signs were effective in decreasing the mental workload of the driver. Lower speed limits were found to increase journey time. The author suggests that road environment has more effect on driving speed than imposed speed limits, and that speed could be reduced by alterations in road design. For the covering abstract see ITRD E113725.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Council For Accident Prevention BFU

  P.O. Box 8236
  Berne,   Switzerland  CH-3001
• Authors:
  • ZUZAN, W-D
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PSYCHOLOGY - ICTTP 2000, HELD 4-7 SEPTEMBER 2000, BERNE, SWITZERLAND - KEYNOTES, SYMPOSIA, THEMATIC SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, POSTERS, LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND WORD VIEWER - CD ROM
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Conferences; Driver information systems; Drivers; Highway design; Speed limits; Traffic signs
• Geographic Terms: Austria
• ITRD Terms: 8007: Austria; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 8763: Driver information; 2855: Highway design; 624: Speed limit; 553: Traffic sign
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00928774
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 2002 12:00AM