LONG TRIP DRIVING HABITS OF CALIFORNIA DRIVERS

THE OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) TO ESTABLISH A LARGE BODY OF DATA ON LONG TRIP DRIVERS INCLUDING PERSONAL AND DRIVING HISTORY, TRIP PLANNING HABITS AND THE MANNER OF TRIP EXECUTION. (2) TO DETERMINE THE NORMATIVE, MODAL PATTERNS OF TRIP PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE. (3) TO IDENTIFY EXTREMES OF DRIVER CHARACTERISTICS AND TRIP PERFORMANCE AND TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIPS, IF ANY, BETWEEN THESE EXTREMES AND LONG TRIP ACCIDENTS OR KNOWN INDICATORS OF DRIVING PERFORMANCE SUCH AS DRIVING RECORD (ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS FOR CITATIONS ON RECORD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES). THE MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENTS ON LONG, OVER-THE-ROAD TRIPS ARE REPORTED THAT CAN BE TRACED BACK CONSIDERABLY IN BOTH TIME AND DISTANCE FROM THE INSTANT AND SITE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG DISTANCE DRIVERS SET REASONABLE LIMITS. THE PROBLEM DRIVERS ARE THOSE WHO OVER-EXTEND THEMSELVES. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Los Angeles

  Los Angeles, CA  United States 

  Calfornia Highway Patrol

  P.O. Box 942898
  Sacramento, CA  United States  94298-0001

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
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Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Drivers; Driving; Human characteristics; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics; Driving habits; Trip
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: B-1-17
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1970 12:00AM