WHAT DOES A DRIVER IN EMERGENCY SITUATION

QUE PEUT FAIRE UN CONDUCTEUR EN SITUATION D'URGENCE

Studies have shown that drivers had the chance to avoid accidents by choosing the right maneuver in 35% of the cases. At intersections, it has been found that sideway avoidance is undereused incomparison with emergency braking. An experimental attempt was made to determine whether drivers were able to asses to what extent these two maneuvers were possible. It was found that the advantages of swerving were as a whole well perceived but that the judgements made showed great variation between the experimental subjects. This suggests that the drivers were not trained to rely on this type of judgement in order to react to an emergency situation. Another experimental study showed that individuals placed in simulated emergency situations preferred and justified a 2-stage strategy: first braking even if it meant undertaking a second action (swerving in front of or behind an obstacle) if their judgement made it seem necessary. Swerving on its own only happens when visibility and space available are crucial, and when braking is not possible.

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  Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (INRETS)

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• Authors:
  • MALATERRE, G
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 35-42
• Serial:
  • RECHERCHE TRANSPORTS SECURITE
  • Issue Number: 22
  • Publisher: Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite (INRETS)
  • ISSN: 0761-8980

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Driver training; Driving simulators; Emergencies; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident avoidance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486825
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM