PROBLEM DEFINITION: THE DRIVING TASK IN THE SYSTEM CONTEXT

THE CONTRIBUTION OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS TO THE AMELIORATION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM IS JUDGED AS LIMITED BY FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. CONTRARY TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRINCIPLES, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR IS FORCED TO COMPENSATE FOR LIMITATIONS OF THE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN A LARGE AND GROWING SOCIAL COST, PARTICULARLY TO THE INEXPERIENCED, THE AGED, THE INEBRIATED, AND THOSE WITH PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL LIMITATIONS. THE INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM ARE SEEN AS PERSISTING BECAUSE OF LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FAILURE TO MAKE EXPLICIT AND EXAMINE THE PRIORITY GIVEN TO TECHNOLOGICAL OVER HUMAN VALUES. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • BLUMENTHAL, M
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-52
• Serial:
  • Behavioral Research in Highway Safety
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Behavioral Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Driver performance; Drivers; Management; Personnel performance; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1973 12:00AM