SOME HUMAN FACTORS AFFECTING THE DESIGN OF VEHICLES AND ROADS

FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBLE MENTAL PROCESSES INVOLVED, CERTAIN LIMITATIONS INHERENT IN THE DRIVER'S PERCEPTUAL SYSTEMS WHICH MERIT THE ATTENTION OF ROAD ENGINEERS ARE NOTED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE HIGHER SPEEDS AND GREATER VOLUMES OF MODERN TRAFFIC, THERE IS NEED TO RECONSIDER ROAD LAYOUT PRACTICE WITH A VIEW TO SIMPLIFYING THE PERCEPTUAL TASK OF DRIVERS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 16, No8, PP13-22, 27 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Highway Engineers

  14 Queen Anne's Gate
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Moore, R L
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Institution of Highway Engineers, Journal of
  • Publisher: Industrial Newspaper Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Drivers; Highway design; Human factors; Motor vehicles; Perception
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223242
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 2003 12:00AM