Distracted Driving Translational Research for Injury Prevention (TRIP) Laboratory
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2018-09-14
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Corporate Contributors:Alabama. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; University of Alabama at Birmingham. Edward R. Roybal Center for Translational Research in Aging and Mobility ; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging ; Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
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TRIS Online Accession Number:01683671
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Edition:Final Report
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Abstract:Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are one of the leading causes of death for Alabamians across the lifespan. Highway fatalities are a major epidemic in this country. Most car crashes in Alabama take place in urban areas - but most collisions involving fatalities occur on rural roads, according to data compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Younger and older drivers pose the greatest risk in terms of unsafe driving and crashes. Driving research at UAB through the Translational Research for Injury Prevention (TRIP) Lab has enormous life-saving potential. It will help alleviate a major public health and highway-traffic safety problem. We partner with key community and industry leaders and municipalities around the state. Our aim is to help save lives resulting from traffic crashes. The results of the research undertaken here at UAB provide policymakers and industry leaders alike with sound, immediate, and actionable data that will lead to significant changes in personal responsibility and social norms - changes that will save lives and reduce injury. The UAB TRIP Lab is equipped with the expertise, capacity, and enthusiastic commitment to discover and use research findings that will be used to develop and implement proven interventions that will save lives and reduce injuries, in support of US Department of Transportation’s public safety initiatives. The current study examined the impact of roadway and driver factors on rural road crashes. There were 2 specific aims: 1. Examine at-risk drivers, namely teens and older adults, operating a new high-fidelity driving simulator which provides a hands-on research driving simulation experience for participants in varying roadway conditions (curvatures, weather conditions, light level, road elevation, and intersections) 2. Examine what individual difference factors (age, distractibility) predict risky driving behavior under varying roadway conditions.
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