PRESENTING HAZARD WARNING INFORMATION TO DRIVERS USING AN ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM. SUMMARY REPORT

This summary report presents some key results of a project to develop a precise and detailed set of preliminary human factors design guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) devices. A key subsystem of ATIS will be the In-Vehicle Safety Advisory and Warning System (IVSAWS), which will provide warnings of unsafe roadway conditions and situations affecting the driver. The following questions are addressed: What is hazard warning information? How should hazard warning information be presented to drivers? How is hazard warning information used by drivers? How will commercial drivers benefit?

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/96183/96183.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Publication Date: 1997-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 2 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Commercial drivers; Commercial vehicle operations; Design; Guidelines; Hazards; Human factors; Information display systems; Warning devices; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Auditory display mode; Visual display mode
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798962
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-96-183
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 19 2000 12:00AM