Proceedings of the Federal Highway Administration Sponsored Human Factors Track


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The following sessions were presented at this conference: Session 9: Using human factors safety research to enhance sign and signal effectiveness; Session 14: Enhancing pavement marking and delineation effectiveness through human factors research; Session 19: User -centered approaches to improve highway design; Session 24: Design tools for improving highway safety; Session 29: Human factors intelligent transportation systems; Session 34: Human factors in advanced traveler information and commercial vehicle operation systems (ATIS/CVO): Session 39: Improving the utility of human factors research products for intelligent transportation systems applications.




Human Factors Research in Highway Safety


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This Circular contains the proceedings of a Transportation Research Board workshop on human factors highway safety issues. The workshop, held in Washington, D.C., on April 1-3, 1992, was conducted with the cooperation and sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration. The objective of this workshop was to develop a set of prioritized research problem statements in the area of human factors highway safety that could be made available to federal and state agencies, academia, and the research community at large. Included in this Circular are the keynote address, background papers, and break-out session reports.




FHWA Human Factors Track Papers


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Human Factors Symposium


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Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems


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"This report completes and updates the first edition of NCHRP Report 600: Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems (HFG), which was published previously in three collections. The HFG contains guidelines that provide human factors principles and findings for consideration by, and is a resource document for, highway designers, traffic engineers, and other safety practitioners."--Foreword.







Speed Management


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Speeding is the number one road safety problem in a large number of OECD/ECMT countries. It is responsible for around one third of the current, unacceptably high levels of road fatalities. Speeding has an impact not only on accidents but also on the ...




Ergonomics in the Automotive Design Process


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The auto industry is facing tough competition and severe economic constraints. Their products need to be designed "right the first time" with the right combinations of features that not only satisfy the customers but continually please and delight them by providing increased functionality, comfort, convenience, safety, and craftsmanship. Based on t