This volume, together with volume 2, consists of papers presented at the international conference on ergonomics and transport held in Swansea in September 1980, convened under the auspices of the ergonomics society. The following papers are included: transport: the opportunities for ergonomics (brown,id); effects on hgv drivers of different work demands (fuller,rgc); effects of irregular schedules and physical work on commercial driver fatigue and performance (miller,jc and mackie,rr); fatigue, safety and the industrialization of heavy goods vehicle driving (mcdonald,n); critical tracking test (ctt) sensitivity to fatigue in truck drivers (o'hanlon,jf); some problems and prospects with commercial vehicle safety, illustrated by case reports of accidents involving ergonomic factors (zlotnicki,j, hutchinson,tp and kendall,dl); characteristics of road accidents involving medium goods vehicles (tait,mj and brennan,m); human factors in powered industrial truck hazards (mcpeek,js); a four pronged human factors attack on mine truck accidents (hulbert,sf); aspects of tyre/road properties relatable to driver comfort and safety (williams,ar); improved spray protectors for commercial vehicles - an approach to increase traffic safety (sandberg,u); transport for the under fives (corlett,enc, germain,re, irving,am and antoniou,a); improving access to public transportation for persons with sensory impairments (richards,lg, hoel,la and foulke,e); ergonomic issues in the transbus dilemma (conner,dw). The evaluation of conspicuity aides for cyclists and motorcyclists (watts,gr). For continuation of this abstract see IRRD 254302 and 254303.
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