By using a computerized driving simulation, the study was able to eliminate the contagious effect,
where driver behaviour can be influenced by the traffic around them.
Economist Gabriel Kreindler of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge scrambled to secure human - study approval and funding for a survey
of driver behaviour during the traffic restrictions.
Freeways in Perth are poorly utilised and such high cost infrastructure should be used to their full potential, this means encouraging
smarter driver behaviours.
They appear to have a far more powerful effect
on driver behaviour than providing a shiny new LRT system does.
The new study «Risk Assessment of Semi-Autonomous Vehicles
Using Driver Behaviour Risk Analysis: A Paradigm Shift in Motor Insurance,» which will be presented by author Cian Ryan at the Society for Risk Analysis conference, June 19 - 21 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, proposes how risks might be governed and policies constructed using the enormous reams of data that driverless vehicles will supply the automotive insurance market.
It's fair to say that Forza still doesn't set the best example
for driver behaviour in its single - player, where the Drivatar AI is prone to obliviously turning into you during even the most careful passing move.
Drivers behaviour contributed to only 62 % of the accidents, mainly by speeding, inattention or failure to yield, but the coroner suggests that this is possibly a significant under - representation of the facts because, by definition in this study, the cyclists are all dead and can't defend themselves.
From education to harnessing technology, fleet managers can utilise a range of methods to change and
influence driver behaviour, ensuring that staff always act in a safe and legal manner.
Event data recorders will
capture driver behaviour information, such as the speed of a vehicle, braking patterns and collision information, while the cars themselves can / will record where a driver is going and possibly who is in the car and even what the individuals in the cars are saying.
New research by academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Kent and University of Lincoln, suggests that insights from behavioural science can help inform the design of road signs to bring about changes
in driver behaviour.
Whilst educational campaigns and publicity have made a sizeable difference to
driver behaviour, a small percentage of drivers and passengers are still ignoring the law.
Weather, altitude and
driver behaviour have effects, too.
Plug - In Prius Hybrids in the UK According to Toyota (pdf), «The UK partnership is designed to evaluate vehicle performance within an urban environment, vehicle infrastructure requirements, and
driver behaviours and expectations.»
Private general insurer Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a USB - based telematics device to monitor car usage and
driver behaviour, which is the first such product in the sector.
This was followed by a live expert panel debate including our very own Ian McIntosh, CEO of RED Driving School, Steve Broughton, ingenie Chairman, Andy Watson the CEO of Ageas, Bob Skerrett, Global Telematics Lead from RSA, Dr Lisa Dorn
a Driver Behaviour expert from Cranfield University and Adrian Walsh of RoadSafe.
Notes to Editors * Dr Lisa Dorn, Reader in
Driver Behaviour, Cranfield University.