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William J. Horrey
Technical Director
Biography
Dr. William J. Horrey joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in August 2017 as the traffic research group leader. An experienced human factors professional, Dr. Horrey has led or contributed to many research projects in the areas of driver behavior and safety, human-automation interaction, attention and risk perception. He is the past chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Vehicle User Characteristics Committee and the current chair of the Publications Division of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He is also an associate editor of the Human Factors Journal and has served on many national and international committees and working groups. He received his Ph.D. in engineering psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Publications
Traffic Fatalities on Urban Roads and Streets in Relation to Speed Limits and Speeding, United States, 2010–2019
July 2022 // Research Brief
Public Understanding and Perception of Automated Vehicles, United States, 2018 – 2020
April 2022 // Research Brief
An Examination of How Longer-Term Exposure and User Experiences Affect Drivers’ Mental Models of ADAS Technology
March 2022 // Technical Report
Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Countermeasures: An Expanded and Updated Review of the Scientific and Gray Literatures
March 2022 // Research Brief
Self-Reported Risky Driving in Relation to Changes in Amount of Driving During the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 2022 // Research Brief