Prospectus on Multi-Modal Aspects of Human Factors in Transportation

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• Creators:
  Triggs, T.J. ; Doyle, R. ; Drago, V.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Human factors in crashes
  • Multimodal transportation
  • Traffic congestion
  • Crashes
  • Airspace (Aeronautics)
  • Port congestion
  • Transportation safety
  • Prospectus
  • Multi-modal transportation
  • Human factors
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Prospectus
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This prospectus identifies and discusses a series of human factors ; issues which are critical to transportation safety and productivity, and ; examines the potential benefits that can accrue from taking a multi-modal ; approach to human factors research. ; It is now recognized within the Department of Transportation that human- ; related factors are the largest contributors to transportation accidents. ; Efforts to moderate the influence of such factors need to be increased given ; that additional challenges to the safe operation of transportation systems are ; developing. Examples of such challenges include increasing congestion in the ; skies, on public roads, and in navigable waters. ; Research in transportation human factors has been characterized by a ; lack of integration across the various modes. A strong case can be made that ; the efficiency and impact of human factors research can be enhanced by a ; systematic examination of what the transportation modes share in terms of ; human factors needs. In the conduct of research, a multi-modal formulation ; will encourage the adoption of a programmatic orientation towards longer-term ; and large-scale issues. Such an approach will provide the government with a ; long-range technical agenda that will guide research planning. The prospectus ; recognizes that not all human factors research areas readily lend themselves ; to a cross-modal approach and provides illustrative examples.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8773/dot_8773_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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