Safe driving in a green world: A review of driver performance benchmarks and technologies to support 'smart' driving
Safe driving in a green world: A review of driver performance benchmarks and technologies to support 'smart' driving
Road transport is a significant source of both safety and environmental concerns. With climate change and fuel prices increasingly prominent on social and political agendas, many drivers are turning their thoughts to fuel efficient or 'green' (i.e., environmentally friendly) driving practices. Many vehicle manufacturers are satisfying this demand by offering green driving feedback or advice tools. However, there is a legitimate concern regarding the effects of such devices on road safety - both from the point of view of change in driving styles, as well as potential distraction caused by the in-vehicle feedback. In this paper, we appraise the benchmarks for safe and green driving, concluding that whilst they largely overlap, there are some specific circumstances in which the goals are in conflict. We go on to review current and emerging in-vehicle information systems which purport to affect safe and/or green driving, and discuss some fundamental ergonomics principles for the design of such devices. The results of the review are being used in the Foot-LITE project, aimed at developing a system to encourage 'smart' - that is safe and green - driving.
Driving, Environment, Interface design, IVIS, Safety
533-539
Young, Mark S.
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Birrell, Stewart A.
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Stanton, Neville A.
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May 2011
Young, Mark S.
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Birrell, Stewart A.
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Stanton, Neville A.
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Young, Mark S., Birrell, Stewart A. and Stanton, Neville A.
(2011)
Safe driving in a green world: A review of driver performance benchmarks and technologies to support 'smart' driving.
Applied Ergonomics, 42 (4), .
(doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2010.08.012).
Abstract
Road transport is a significant source of both safety and environmental concerns. With climate change and fuel prices increasingly prominent on social and political agendas, many drivers are turning their thoughts to fuel efficient or 'green' (i.e., environmentally friendly) driving practices. Many vehicle manufacturers are satisfying this demand by offering green driving feedback or advice tools. However, there is a legitimate concern regarding the effects of such devices on road safety - both from the point of view of change in driving styles, as well as potential distraction caused by the in-vehicle feedback. In this paper, we appraise the benchmarks for safe and green driving, concluding that whilst they largely overlap, there are some specific circumstances in which the goals are in conflict. We go on to review current and emerging in-vehicle information systems which purport to affect safe and/or green driving, and discuss some fundamental ergonomics principles for the design of such devices. The results of the review are being used in the Foot-LITE project, aimed at developing a system to encourage 'smart' - that is safe and green - driving.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 August 2010
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 September 2010
Published date: May 2011
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Foot-LITE ( www.foot-lite.net ) is sponsored by the EPSRC, the DfT, and the Technology Strategy Board under the Future Intelligent Transport Systems initiative. The Foot-LITE consortium is comprised of: MIRA, TRW, Auto-txt, Hampshire County Council, the Institute of Advanced Motorists, Ricardo, TfL, Zettlex, HW Communications, the University of Southampton, the University of Newcastle, and Brunel University.
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Driving, Environment, Interface design, IVIS, Safety
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Local EPrints ID: 479148
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/479148
ISSN: 0003-6870
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