The research reported in this study represents one part of an overall program to develop a system or systems to help drivers solve discrimination and judgment problems on rural highways that lead to hazardous overtaking and passing situations and reductions in level of service. The study sought to define the requirements of overtaking and passing maneuvers on two-lane rural roads in terms of both driver judgment and control processes under adverse visibility conditions. Volume IV describes research on driver control during overtaking and passing maneuvers. The report presents analytical and experimental results which show the effect of adverse perceptual and roadway conditions on driver steering response and performance. A main result of this research is the development and validation of an operational model for the driver/vehicle/roadway system which can be used in identifying possible solutions of specific problems in this area. (Author)
Overtaking and Passing under Adverse Visibility Conditions. Volume IV. Driver Control During Overtaking and Passing
1969
141 pages
Report
No indication
English
Human Factors Engineering , Civil Engineering , Road Transportation , Industrial Safety Engineering , Roads , Traffic , Motor vehicle operators , Road tests , Rural areas , Man-machine systems , Performance(Human) , Visibility , Passenger vehicles , Safety , Human engineering , Decision making , Hazards , Display systems , Control , Steering , Space perception , Vision , Visual signals , Surface properties , Mathematical models , Experimental data , Errors , Performance(Engineering) , Test vehicles , Design , Training , Overtaking and passing , Driver judgment , Accident prevention , Rural highways , Two lane roads , Passing zones
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