Towards a large-scale European Naturalistic Driving study : final report of PROLOGUE. PROmoting real Life Observations for Gaining Understanding of road user behaviour in Europe PROLOGUE, Deliverable D4.2.

This report is the final report of the PROLOGUE project. It provides a concise overview of the main findings of the project in its aim to assess the usefulness and feasibility of a large-scale European Naturalistic Driving (ND) study. Successively, the report discusses the most important information about and characteristics of: • The ND approach in comparison to more traditional research methods; • Previous experiences; • Small-scale ND studies in PROLOGUE; • Potential application areas and potential users; • Equipment and other technological requirements; • Methodological considerations; • Legal and ethical issues; • Recommendations for a large-scale ND study. Each section concludes with suggestions for further reading, including the references to the PROLOGUE Deliverables. (Author/publisher) See http://www.prologue-eu.eu/ for more information and other reports about this programme.