THE 100 CAR NATURALISTIC DRIVING STUDY, PHASE I - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

In developing crash countermeasures and the associated supporting models of driver behavior and performance, particularly those associated with response to threat or imminent crash situations, it is becoming increasingly apparent that data collection in a "naturalistic" setting is a preferred approach for obtaining necessary human factors data. Given the variability and complexity of driver behavior and performance, the random and rare nature of crashes, and the lack of adequate pre-crash data in today's crash record, it is especially important to collect real-world data that includes the crash experience and crash-relevant incidents in sufficient detail and depth. This elucidates the conditions and driver behaviors that precipitate crashes, and supports the development and refinement of crash countermeasures. The "100 Car Naturalistic Driving Study" is a three-phased effort designed to accomplish three objectives: Phase I, Conduct Test Planning Activities; Phase II, Conduct a Field Test; and Phase III, Prepare for Large-Scale Field Data Collection Effort. This report documents the efforts of Phase I. Project sponsors are the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoidance/2002/100CarPhase1Report.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

  Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  3500 Transportation Research Plaza
  Blacksburg, VA  United States  24061

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Advanced Safety Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Neale, V L
  • Klauer, S G
  • Knipling, R R
  • Dingus, T A
  • Holbrook, G T
  • Petersen, A
• Publication Date: 2002-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Countermeasures; Data collection; Drivers; Human factors in crashes; Performance; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943469
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-809 536,, Interim Report
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-00-C-07007
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2003 12:00AM