Development of a Protocol to Assess the Effects of Workload on Older Drivers: A First Step
Before older drivers stop driving, there are transitional periods of restricted driving during which they do not drive on unfamiliar roads or roads that are difficult to drive, presumably of high workload. By knowing the workload associated with a particular route (from historic and existing datasets) and some assessment of the ability of a particular older individual to drive in certain situations (determined using a simulator), drivers could decide which of several routes they should drive, and if they should drive at all. The workload estimates could be a function added in next generation in-vehicle navigation systems or part of the directions calculation in Google maps. Using a driving simulator, this project is intended to answer several questions. How does driving performance degrade with increased workload? How well do the subjective and objective workload estimates from previous University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) work agree with each other? What are the differences between men and women on these measures?
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $134000.00
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Contract Numbers:
F023631
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Sponsor Organizations:
Center for Advancing Safe Transportation Throughout the Lifespan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48109-2150 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute
Ann Arbor, MI United States -
Principal Investigators:
Green, Paul
- Start Date: 20090915
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20101231
- Source Data: RiP Project 23491
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Driver information systems; Driving cessation; Research projects; Route choice; Route guidance; Workload
- Identifier Terms: Google Maps
- Uncontrolled Terms: Protocols; Restricted driver licenses
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01461952
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Advancing Safe Transportation Throughout the Lifespan
- Contract Numbers: F023631
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:55PM