Computer simulation of driver behavior during car following: a methodological study; final report,

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The general deterrence of driving while intoxicated, volume 1, system analysis and computer-based simulation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Validation of truck handling simulation results. Volume I: final summary report.

Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

Validation of truck handling simulation results. Volume II: technical report. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

The general deterrence of driving while intoxicated, volume 2, subsystem analyses. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Computer simulation of vehicle handling. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Analysis of performance measurement and training requirements for driving decision making in emergency situations. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Investigation of driver reactions to tread separation scenarios in the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS).

Decreasing vehicle understeer was strongly associated with the likelihood of control loss following both the unexpected and expected tire failures. Knowledge of the imminent tread separation reduced the overall probability of control loss from 55% to 20% and had a significant effect on how quickly drivers responded as well as on the nature of their initial responses (i.e., steering orbraking). Driver age was marginally associated with increased likelihood of vehicle control loss, but only on unexpected trials. Vehicle speed at the time of first steering input also contributed to the probability of control loss. Neither the location of the tire that failed (left rear vs. right rear) nor the specific instructions about how best to respond to the tread separation influenced the probability of control loss. Differences associated with vehicle understeer conditions observed in the present study were large and consistent, independent of driver expectations and across driver age groups. It is thus fair to conclude that in the event of a complete rear-tire detread, the increased difficulty in vehicle handling and the associated increased likelihood of loss of vehicle control with decreasing vehicle understeer generalize to real-world driving.

Computer simulation of vehicle handling. Final report. Volume I - summary report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Operational hybrid computer simulation for vehicle handling studies. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.