Driving with Partial Driving Automation Systems: Developing Effective Training that Drivers Will Use
Technologies that partially automate some aspects of driving are becoming more common, but most drivers receive little if any training about them. This project sought to determine how to maximize the likelihood that drivers would engage with training about these technologies.
May 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Effects of Training Content and Approach on Drivers’ Understanding of and Performance with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to make driving safer and more comfortable, but it is important for drivers to understand them and use them safely. This report examines how training influences drivers’ understanding of and performance with these systems.
May 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Increasing the Use of Smartphone-Limiting Technology to Combat Distracted Driving
The current study aimed to understand barriers to using smartphone-limiting technologies to reduce distraction while driving and to examine ways to overcome these barriers through educational materials to improve driver awareness and knowledge of the countermeasures.
April 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Roadside Assistance Vehicle Lighting: Review of Scientific Research and State Regulations
This project reviews and synthesizes available research on different properties of roadside service vehicle emergency lighting and reviews state regulations that currently guide the selection of warning lights for roadside service vehicles.
April 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
A Randomized Field Trial of Smartphone-Based Feedback Designed to Encourage Safe Driving: Comparing Focused and Self-Chosen Goals to Standard Usage-Based Insurance Messaging
The goal of this research was to examine whether providing feedback and incentives through a smartphone app improves driver safety, and whether greater improvements are possible and sustained by assigning or allowing drivers to choose more focused goals.
April 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Alternative Transportation Use and Life Satisfaction Among Older Drivers: AAA LongROAD Study
This research brief investigates changes in use of alternative transportation modes and satisfaction with health, family life, and daily life over time among older drivers.
March 2025 // Research Brief PDF
Examination of Cannabis Users’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Behaviors to Inform Messaging to Deter Impaired Driving
To address the paucity of evidence on strategies to deter driving after cannabis use, this multiphase project interviewed relevant experts and surveyed cannabis users to inform recommendations for public policy stakeholders, law enforcement, and public health professionals.
March 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Development and Validation of Messaging to Deter Cannabis Impaired Driving
This study interviewed cannabis users to gain a better understanding of attitudes, perceptions, and reasons for driving under the influence in order to inform the development of messages to deter cannabis impaired driving, which were then tested for perceived effectiveness.
March 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Pedestrian Fatalities on Urban Arterial Roads at Night: An In-Depth Crash Analysis and Three Case Studies
This mixed-method study investigated factors contributing to the increasing trend in pedestrian fatalities in darkness on urban arterials. The report presents the findings in the context of the current body of literature on pedestrian safety and measures to improve it.
January 2025 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Cannabis Use, Public Health, and Traffic Safety: Outcomes from the Scientific Literature and Expert Opinion on the Potential Impacts of Rescheduling
This study synthesizes existing scientific evidence regarding cannabis use and decriminalization in terms of the factors used to determine drug scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act. Further, it explores expert opinion on potential impacts of cannabis rescheduling.
December 2024 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF