This research examines how the quality of a driver’s understanding of advanced vehicle technology, also known as a mental model, impacts his or her performance and safety. Drivers with weak or strong mental models encountered safety-critical events in a driving simulator.
June 2020 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This report summarizes presentations, discussion, and outcomes from a stakeholder forum on the impact of 21st-century automotive technologies on design and safety implications.
April 2020 // Technical Report
The Evidence-Based Behavior Change Campaigns to Improve Traffic Safety Toolkit is a hands-on resource designed for traffic safety practitioners to develop behavior change campaigns that are both evidence-based and effective.
March 2020 // Research Brief
This project documented current, relevant driver licensing practices and policies for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in order to update and expand the Driver Licensing Policies and Practices database.
March 2020 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This brief examines the relationship between hard braking events (known as rapid deceleration events (RDEs)) and safety-related outcome measures such as near crashes and declining functional abilities.
February 2020 // Research Brief
The research in this brief examines perceived social support among older drivers who have recently reduced their driving.
February 2020 // Research Brief
This study examines marijuana involvement in fatal crashes in Washington State before and after recreational use of cannabis became legal in the state.
January 2020 // Research Brief
This research brief examines the ways to develop a sentinel surveillance system.
December 2019 // Research Brief
This report presents the results of state-by-state analysis identifying the specific legislative, regulatory and/or resource changes required for states to align with recommended policies and practices.
December 2019 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet
This research examines driver behavior when driving vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as adaptive cruise control or lane-keep assist. Information regarding driver behaviors was drawn from two naturalistic driving studies.
December 2019 // Technical Report // Fact Sheet