This paper describes the use of two physiological parameters, galvanic skin response (GSR) and heart-rate, to provide a quantative measure of the stress produced by the traffic environment. The results of previous research are discussed to try and isolate the stressful demands of the driving task. (See also B-869).
In: A report on the road accident research project to the Science Research Council, submitted to the Science Research Council on the project number B/SR/1158, University of Birmingham, Department of Transportation and Environmental Planning, Departmental Report No. 42, 1972, Volume 2, Part 4; p. 97-108, 13 ref.
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