THE IMPLICATIONS OF DRIVER STRESS
The paper suggests that, as the levels of stress increase, drivers' decisions may become less rational. Drivers cease to be the "economic man" assumed in traditional assignment models, and sometimes choose routes which are more expensive in terms of time in order to reduce stress levels. Long periods of high stress lead to driving manoeuvres being attempted that are intrinsically dangerous. Very high stress levels can have medical implications for certain types of drivers. Driver stress is a major consequence of the level of service provided by a road and could be taken as an indicator of the quality of a journey along it. This quality will influence the driver's perception of the value (positive or negative) of time spent on the journey and hence of the relative attractiveness of alternative routes. The paper discusses the implications of this hypothesis and describes the factors thought to control the incidence of driver stress. For the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 288953. (Author/TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Highway Appraisal and Design. Proceedings of Seminar N held at the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting, University of Sussex, England, 15-18 July 1985, Volume P270.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- BROOME, M R
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1985
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 135-138
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Serial:
- Volume: P270
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Conferences; Decision making; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Level of service; Route choice; Stress (Psychology)
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
- ITRD Terms: 9003: Cause; 8525: Conference; 2248: Decision process; 1772: Driver; 2257: Human factor; 699: Itinerary; 9072: Selection; 2205: Skill (road user); 2234: Stress (psychol)
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00471189
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1987 12:00AM