Search for dissertations about: "Driver Attitudes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Driver Attitudes.

2. 1. Driver Interaction : Informal Rules, Irritation and Aggressive Behaviour

   Author : Gunilla Björklund; Lars Åberg; Ralf Risser; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Driver interaction; Informal traffic rules; Driver irritation; Aggressive behaviour; Attributional biases; False consensus; Actor-observer effect; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : On a daily basis drivers have to share the roads with a great number of other road users. To make the driving task possible every driver has to take the intentions and behaviours of other road users into account. In other words, the road users have to interact with each other. READ MORE

4. 2. Older car drivers - Needs of vehicle support for safe individual mobility

   Author : Thomas K Broberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Elderly driver; Collision avoidance; Older driver; On-road assessment; ADAS; Driver attitudes; Active Safety; Driver assist; Driver behaviour;

   Abstract : As the demographic is changing with the growth of the population of older citizens, concerns have been raised for this group in terms of mobility as well as traffic safety. In this context the automobile is an important means of transport. READ MORE

5. 3. Driving safe in the future? Driver Needs and Requirements for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

   Author : Anders Lindgren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; User-centred Design; Driver Requirements; Cross-cultural Differences; Interaction Design; Active Safety; ADAS; Driver Assistance; Driver Attitudes;

   Abstract : In recent years, active safety has become an increasingly important factor within the automotive industry. Active safety systems, also known as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), have the function of actively assisting the driver in avoiding accidents by providing information about current and upcoming traffic situations and helping the driver take proper action before a potential accident occurs. READ MORE

6. 4. Speed Choice : The Driver, the Road and Speed Limits

   Author : Mats Haglund; Nils Petter Gregersen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Driving behaviour; Speed choice; Risk estimates; Enforcement; Attitudes; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Speed choice is one of the more characteristic features of driver behaviour. The speed a driver chooses to travel at determines the degree of difficulty he or she operates under. Higher speeds lead to more accidents, higher accident risk and more severe consequences of an accident. READ MORE

7. 5. Factors Influencing Drivers' Speeding Behaviour

   Author : Henriette Wallén Warner; Lars Åberg; J. A. Rothengatter; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Psychology; theory of planned behaviour; driver behaviour questionnaire; intelligent speed adaptation; observed speeding; beliefs; attitudes; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Every year many people all over the world are killed and severely injured in road traffic accidents. Even though driving too fast is a behaviour well known to contribute to both the number and the outcome of these accidents, drivers are still speeding. READ MORE