NTL Record

Title Test Drives in the Daimler-Benz Driving Simulator with Drivers under Diazepam
Record ID 25892
Personal Name
Creator
Friedel, B.; Joo, S.; Reker, K.; Kading, W.; Klostermann, P.; Saturnus, K. S.; Schneider, V.
Source 171 p. : ill.
Corporate Creator Bundesanstalt fur Strassenwesen (Germany)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 19900500
Language English
Abstract The research project investigated the influence of diazepam on the driving performance measured in the Daimler-Benz Driving Simulator. Test subjects were male students; 20 received a medium, and 20 received a high dosage of diazepam. A third group of 20 students served as a control group without diazepam. The test drive involved ten standardized driving tasks (scenarios) which either required a normal everyday response or represented an 'emergency situation' with greater demands on the driver. No significant differences were found between the three groups. In all scenarios the individual differences within groups were higher than differences between the groups. Based on the results the hypothesis was derived that compensatory mechanisms may take effect in particular dosage ranges. /Abstract from report summary page/
Rosap ID dot:1581
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1581
TRT Terms Drug effects; Drugs; Drugged drivers; Human subject testing
General Subjects Impaired driving, Drugs
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
00604259
Report Number DOT-HS-807-569; NTIS-PB90272352
Availability NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25800/25892/DOT-HS-807-569.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository