摘要: |
This report describes the findings of Task D, 'Develop Countermeasures,' of Project DTFH61- 96-C-00015, 'Determine Causes of Driver Maneuver Errors.' The project calls for a sequence of analytic and empirical research efforts in order to understand where and when drivers suffer misperceptions that lead to driving maneuver errors and then the development of highway safety countermeasure concepts to address those errors. The analytic and empirical efforts were completed under Tasks A, B, and C. The present task, Task D, uses the findings of these preceding tasks in order to identify promising approaches to address the safety implications of driver maneuver errors. This report begins with a brief discussion of the purpose and scope of the project. Section 2.0 provides an overview of the preceding tasks. Section 2.1 describes the analytic activities of Tasks A and B, and Section 2.2 summarizes the methods and findings of the empirical research conducted under Task C. Section 3.0 describes how an expert panel approach was used to develop a set of promising countermeasure concepts. Section 4.0 provides a final set of priority countermeasure recommendations, with accompanying research problem statements. The 'recommended' countermeasure concepts are recommended in the sense that they merit subsequent formal research and evaluation. They are not necessarily recommended for current implementation. The present project does not have any formal countermeasure research or evaluation component to it, so the recommendations represent promising, but not proven, ideas. |