The objectives of the study were: To establish a large body of data on long trip drivers including personal and driving history, trip planning habits and the manner of trip execution; To determine the normative, modal patterns of trip planning and performance; and To identify extremes of driver characteristics and trip performance and to determine the relationships, if any, between these extremes and long trip accidents or known indicators of driving performance such as driving record (accidents and convictions for citations on record with the Department of Motor Vehicles). The report discusses the many factors contributing to accidents on long, over-the-road trips that can be traced back considerably in both time and distance from the instant and site of the accident. The basic conclusion is that the majority of the long distance drivers set reasonable limit. The problem drivers are those who over-extend themselves. It is proposed to make a study identifying these over extended drivers for law enforcement use. (BPR abstract)
Long Trip Driving Habits of California Drivers: General Findings
1970
182 pages
Report
No indication
English
Pipeline Transportation , Motor vehicle operators , Behavior , Emotions , Stress(Psychology) , Rural areas , Personality , Questionnaires , Transportation , Safety , Performance , California , Accident investigations , Driving habits , Long trip driving habits , Single car accidents , Driving performance , Over extended drivers
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