ON THE EFFECTS OF SPEED INFORMATION ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE AND THE DESCRIPTION OF A SPEEDOMETER
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CORRECT SPEED INFORMATION FOR SAFE DRIVING AND THE NEED FOR INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF SPEED INFORMATION ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE ARE EMPHASIZED. IT IS ARGUED, THAT HUMAN DRIVERS ARE INCAPABLE OF CORRECTLY ESTIMATING VEHICULAR SPEEDS. A SPEEDOMETER IS DESCRIBED WHICH CAN REVEAL THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO OTHER ROAD USERS. IT CAN BE USED IN ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF SPEED INFORMATION ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE, FOR MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL, AND FOR VARIOUS OTHER PURPOSES. THE INDICATOR USES ROMAN NUMERALS TO SHOW THE NUMBER OF TENS OF KILOMETERS PER HOUR THAT THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 67, pp 57-59
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Authors:
- Mashour, M
- Publication Date: 1967-6
Media Info
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Judgment (Human characteristics); Personnel performance; Speed; Speed control; Speed indicators
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223168
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 13 1970 12:00AM