Driver attitudes and behaviors at intersections and potential effectiveness of engineering countermeasures

Details

• Creators:
  Richard, Christian M. ; Michaels, Eileen F. ; Campbell, John L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drivers
  • Interchanges and intersections
  • Attitudes
  • Behavior
  • Focus groups
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-05-078
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Focus group study
• Contracting Officer:
  Krammes, Ray
• Corporate Publisher:
  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  The objective of this focus group study was to identify driver attitudes and behaviors related to intersection safety and to assess the likely impacts of new or existing infrastructure-based technologies/countermeasures. Four focus groups were conducted at each of three test sites, Washington DC, Chicago, IL, and Seattle, WA. At each site, the four groups corresponded to the age/gender characteristics identified as important to this project. The four groups were: 18-35 year old female drivers only; 18-35 year old male drivers only; 35-55 year old drivers of both genders; 65+ year old drivers of both genders. At each site, the focus groups took place over two separate evenings, with two focus groups conducted per evening. A total of 119 individuals participated in the focus groups. The effort focused on identifying driver attitudes and behaviors with respect to four intersection scenarios: (1) red light running, (2) left turns at busy intersections, (3) turning left onto a major road with moderate traffic, and (4) rear end crashes. For each of these four scenarios, results and conclusions relevant to the following key quesitons are developed and presented: What are drivers most likely to do in this scenario? Why do drivers engage in these behaviors? What engineering countermeasures have the most promise for improving traffic safety?
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-04-00006
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/828/dot_828_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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