On the analysis of accident trends. Accid. Anal. & Prev. 1, 101–114

✍ Scribed by WolfgangS. Homburger

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1969
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 70 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0001-4575
• DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(69)90018-9

✦ Synopsis

In this paper a conceptual framework based on sensory-motor feedback control is proposed for the understanding of driver behavior and the design of highway information systems. Driver performance is considered as a closed-loop driver vehicle road tracking system with builtin-time and space coherence in which multi-dimensional channelling of feedback information on vehicle movement is essential to efficient motor control.

A highway information system is believed to be maximally efficient if it utilizes multi-channel sensory inputs. On the basis of space time coherence requirements for efficient steeri.ng, a primary and an auxiliary information system are suggested, and the possible utilization of several sensory modes for information display is discussed. Research evidence is cited in support of theoretical assumptions.

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