THE WORK REPORTED HERE WAS ON TWO SEPARATE TOPICS. THE FIRST OF THESE WAS THE MULTITASKING EFFECTS ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF USING PAGERS OR PDAS WHILE DRIVING. THE LITERATURE SHOWED THAT SUCH EFFECTS CAN OCCUR BUT THAT THEY ARE TASK SPECIFIC. FINDINGS CANNOT BE GENERALIZED FROM ONE TASK SITUATION OR DEVICE TO ANOTHER.
THE SECOND TOPIC WAS THE FORMAT FOR MESSAGE PRESENTATION ON THE PAGER OR PDA. THE MESSAGE FORMATS COULD BE IMPROVED. IMPROVEMENT WOULD RESULT IN IMPROVED LEGIBILITY AND COMPREHENSION AND DECREASE THE TIME A DRIVER WOULD ATTEND TO THE DISPLAY.
THE INTENT OF THIS REPORT IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED TO FHWA FOR THE DATABASES FOR ASSESSMENT OF OPERATION TESTS AND TRAFFIC MODELS...
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