| Title | The Effects of Inaccurate Traffic Information on Driver Behavior and Acceptance of an Advanced In-Vehicle Traveler Information System |
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| Record ID | 9013 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hanowski, RJ; Kantowitz, BH; Kantowitz, SC |
| Corporate Contributor |
Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center; United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publication Date | 19980200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | How reliable must traffic information be for motorists to trust and accept such advice? This study provides data to aid the designer of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) in selecting an appropriate level of system accuracy. The Battelle Route Guidance Simulator was used to study: (1) the effects of information accuracy, and (2) familiarity of the driving environment on objective and subjective indices of driver performance and opinion. The simulator provided real-time information and traffic video. Information was either 100%, 71%, or 43% accurate. Drivers experienced either Seattle and its environs or an artificial setting that was topologically matched to Seattle. Results showed that while 100% accurate information yielded best driver performance and subjective opinion, information that was 71% accurate was still accepted and used. But information that was 43% accurate produced powerful decrements in performance and opinion. Simulated ATIS information was not used as effectively in the familiar Seattle setting. Driver trust decreased with inaccurate information but recovered, although not always fully, with subsequent accurate information. References, 1 table, 9 figures. |
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| Rosap ID | dot:56920 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56920 |
| TRT Terms | Human factors engineering; Human subject testing; Advanced traveler information systems; Behavior; Driver performance; Perception |
| General Subjects | Driver behavior; Driver perception; Information reliability; Seattle (Washington) |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
798966 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-92-C-00102 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-96-145 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/9000/9000/9013/FHWA-RD-96-145.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/96145/index.html |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |