Traffic Safety and the DriverExamines deaths, injuries, and property damage from traffic crashes. Evans (research scientist, General Motors Research Labs, Warren, Michigan) applies the methods of science to illuminate the characteristics of these problems--their origin and nature as well as their severity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... performance on such tests has not been found to be related to field fatality rates [ Grush , Marsh , and South 1983 ] . Many changes addressing specific injury modes in specific crashes have been made based on engineering judgment . If ...
... performance on such tests has not been found to be related to field fatality rates [ Grush , Marsh , and South 1983 ] . Many changes addressing specific injury modes in specific crashes have been made based on engineering judgment . If ...
Page 99
... data on motor vehicle deaths in the United States . Journal of Transport Economics 18 : 263–274 ; 1984 . 5 Driver Performance INTRODUCTION One of the most remarkable features ENGINEERING , ROADWAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 99.
... data on motor vehicle deaths in the United States . Journal of Transport Economics 18 : 263–274 ; 1984 . 5 Driver Performance INTRODUCTION One of the most remarkable features ENGINEERING , ROADWAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 99.
Page 100
... performance have included observing actual drivers in traffic , experiments using instrumented vehicles , and studies using driving sim- ulators of varying degrees of sophistication and realism . Below we skim the surface of this large ...
... performance have included observing actual drivers in traffic , experiments using instrumented vehicles , and studies using driving sim- ulators of varying degrees of sophistication and realism . Below we skim the surface of this large ...
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... superimposed on a schematic representation of the lane markings on a straight section of freeway is displayed . In the first hours of ( Degrees ) ( Degrees ) ( Degrees ) ( DRIVER PERFORMANCE 101 The Acquisition of Driving Skill /
... superimposed on a schematic representation of the lane markings on a straight section of freeway is displayed . In the first hours of ( Degrees ) ( Degrees ) ( Degrees ) ( DRIVER PERFORMANCE 101 The Acquisition of Driving Skill /
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... performance at many of the component tasks of driving are found to develop rapidly during early stages of learning to drive [ Rockwell 1972 , p . 149 ] . The early stages of learning to drive are characterized by substantial levels of ...
... performance at many of the component tasks of driving are found to develop rapidly during early stages of learning to drive [ Rockwell 1972 , p . 149 ] . The early stages of learning to drive are characterized by substantial levels of ...
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