Conference Proceeding

Effectiveness of an Intersection Violation Warning System

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Abstract

People age 65 years and older are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and the fastest growing sector of the driving population. When compared to other age groups, older drivers are overrepresented in intersection crashes (Subramanian & Lombardo, 2007; Braitman et al., 2006), and approximately half of the charges in fatal intersection crashes are for failure to obey the traffic control device. This project explored an in-vehicle warning system for failure-to-obey (running a stop sign or stop light) violations. Participants who were not using the system made nearly three times as many didnot-stop errors (27%) than participants who were using the system (10%). This effect was most pronounced in older drivers with more risk factors associated with crashes; however, the effect of age group was not statistically significant.

How to Cite:

Marshall, D. & Wallace, R. & Torner, J. & Birt-Leeds, M., (2011) “Effectiveness of an Intersection Violation Warning System”, Driving Assessment Conference 6(2011), 555-561. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/drivingassessment.1446

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