IN 1995, NHTSA BEGAN EMPLOYING THE CRASHWORTHINESS DATA SYSTEM (CDS) TO OBTAIN MORE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON DRIVER INATTENTION-RELATED CRASH CAUSES, INCLUDING DROWSINESS AND MANY FORMS OF DISTRACTION. CDS IS POTENTIALLY AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. PASSENGER VEHICLE TOWAWAY CRASHES AND BECAUSE ITS INVESTIGATIONS ARE MODERATELY IN-DEPTH. THIS RESEARCH PAPER REPORTS THE RESULTS OF THE 1995 CDS DATA COLLECTION ON THIS ISSUE. THE THREE MAJOR FORMS OF DRIVER INATTENTION AND THEIR PERCENT INVOLVEMENT IN 1995 CDS CRASHES
Over the past 100 years, there has been asteady progression of innovations thatenhance the driving experience, in particularthe continuing trend towar...
The Human Factors Team biannual highlights cover past, current, and planned future research being conducted at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Ce...
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