Presentation 3

FHWA Monograph-HUMAN FACTORS Section 3.6 – 3.15 CE342-Advanced Traffic Engineering and Management Joselito R. Lacuarin PhD. in Civil Engineering University of the Philippines-Diliman

FHWA Monograph - HUMAN FACTORS • 3.6 Obstacle and Hazard Detection, Recognition, and Identification • 3.7 Individual Differences in Driver Performance • 3.8 Continuous Driver Performance • 3.9 Braking Performance • 3.10 Speed and Acceleration Performance • 3.11 Specific Maneuvers at the Guidance Level • 3.12 Gap Acceptance and Merging • 3.13 Stopping Sight Distance • 3.14 Intersection Sight Distance • 3.15 Other Driver Performance Characteristics

FHWA Monograph-HUMAN FACTORS •

3.6 Obstacle and Hazard Detection, Recognition, and Identification – –

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3.7 Individual Differences in Driver Performance – – –

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Gender driving-performance differences as to dexterity, color perception and speed Effects of aging in driving performance (Visual and Cognitive) Estimates of Drugs and alcohol users including medical conditions

3.8 Continuous Driver Performance – –

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Conduct of Object Detection Study Establishment of Visual Angle for an object to be discriminated as a hazard or a non-hazard

Desired path steering, Perceived present course Mathematical functions of human steering and maneuvers

3.9 Braking Performance –

Open-loop braking performance (road curvature, vehicle speed, braking distance formula)

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3.10 Speed and Acceleration Performance – –

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3.11 Specific Maneuvers at the Guidance Level –

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Steady-state traffic speed control Acceleration Control

Overtaking and passing in the traffic stream (acceleration on grade)

3.12 Gap Acceptance and Merging 3.13 Stopping Sight Distance 3.14 Intersection Sight Distance 3.15 Other Driver Performance Characteristics

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Other References: 1. http://www.tfhrc.gov/its/tft/tft.htm (Traffic Flow theory

Monograph Ch1-10)