The Transport for New South Wales FleetCAT (Fleet Collision Avoidance Technology) Trial: drivers attitudes to the technology

In 2015, Transport for New South Wales undertook a trial of collision avoidance technology in a fleet of 34 vehicles across three government departments for a period of seven months. The technology assessed was the Mobileye 560 CAT system, which provides Headway Monitoring, Forward Collision, Lane Departure and Pedestrian Collision Warnings using both audio and visual alerts. As part of the trial, drivers using vehicles fitted with the system were invited to complete an on-line questionnaire about their experiences with, and attitude to, the system. One hundred and twenty two drivers completed the questionnaire (out of the total 199 individuals who drove the vehicles). In general, the surveyed drivers recognised that the system could improve safety but most did not wish to use the system in future themselves as they found it distracting and felt that it would not prevent them from having a crash.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Peer reviewed full paper
• Authors:
  • Thompson, J
  • Baldock, M
  • Raftery, S
  • Mackenzie, J
  • Wall, J
  • Iwanski, K
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 11p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash avoidance systems; Distraction; Driver information systems; Drivers; Evaluation; Fleet management; Traffic safety; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interviews; Safe systems (vehicles)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New South Wales
• ATRI Terms: Crash avoidance system; Crash countermeasure; Distraction; Driver behaviour; Driver information; Evaluation; Fleet management; Vehicle design
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8763: Driver information
• Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617987
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:39PM