Development and evaluation of the Trafficmaster driver information system

Author

Stevens, A. ; Martell, D.K.

Author_Institution

Transport Res. Lab., Crowthorne, UK

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

251

Lastpage

258

Abstract

Trafficmaster is a commercially available congestion warning device operating in Southern England. A detailed assessment of the traffic and safety implications of the Trafficmaster system has been conducted. Techniques used include modeling, analysis of traffic statistics, questionnaires and driver logs, laboratory comprehension experiments, driving simulator studies and field trials. The network implications and network safety impacts were found to be small but some safety concerns were raised associated with distraction caused by the display. Traffic information provided by the system was found to have a number of potential beneficial uses for network management purposes.

Keywords

driver information systems; Southern England; Trafficmaster; congestion warning device; distraction; driver information system; driver logs; driving simulator studies; laboratory comprehension experiments; network implications; network management; questionnaires; safety implications; traffic statistics; Communication system traffic control; Displays; Information analysis; Information systems; Laboratories; Logistics; Safety; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1235-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1993.585627

Filename

585627