Author(s):
N.C. Ellis, D. McGlamery
Publication Date
July 1970
Abstract
The purpose of the study reported herein was to determine the feasibility of using physiological parameters as a source of design criteria for the highway visual communication environment. Source material was reviewed, and a model for relating physiological performance, driver behavior, and highway design features was introduced and evaluated on the basis of previous research. It was concluded that the model, because of its measurable parameters, could be used in evaluations of the general roadway environment. It was not recommended for evaluation of a specific design feature. Specific design features to which the model could be sensitive would not likely exist in the roadway environment because of the professional competence of the highway design engineer. The physiological indices considered applicable to the objective of this study were identified, and the manner in which they might be used was briefly presented.
Report Number:
606-3
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