Human factors in highway-rail crossing accidents : the influence of driver decision style.

Author(s)
Rahimi, M. & Meshkati, N.
Year
Abstract

This paper explores the hypothesis that driver decision-making style influences highway-rail crossing accidents. To investigate this, we have designed an analysis of variance experiment with three independent variables: "driver decision style", "driver time pressure" and "intersection complexity". To simulate the driving conditions, we identified and videotaped a number of dangerous crossings in downtown Los Angeles. The tapes represented different environmental complexities and time pressures a driver experiences while crossing an intersection. The tapes were played back to the subject drivers. The subjects were classified according to their decision styles. Dependent measures were designed based on a driver's decision to cross the intersection. This paper presents the conceptual approach and the experimental design for this research.

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C 22100 (In: C 22030 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E113182
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In: Proceedings of the first international driving symposium on human factors in driver assessment, training and vehicle design, held Aspen, Colorado, August 14-17, 2001, p. 332-337, 21 ref.

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