This report documents the results of a critical review of the driver-vehicle effectiveness model (DRIVEM) developed for NHTSA in 1978. An addendum to the report describes changes incorporated into the DRIVEM software to improve its performance. The DRIVEM computer model is an analytic/simulation tool. It incorporates known data which describe driver performance as .influenced by variations in vehicle design, human factors responses, and driver capabilities in implementing accident-avoidance decisions and evasive actions.
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