This report presents five research efforts that are being published in various journals. The first research effort conducts two experiments to provide partial validation for the concept of a system to warn the potential victims of red-light violators. As conceived, the warning system would entail sensors to detect approaching vehicles that are unlikely or incapable of stopping at red traffic si...

the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (mes) in professional bus drivers, and its association with overtime working hours among those drivers in urmia, iran. in this cross sectional study the studies population was 626 professional bus drivers, aged 20-69 yr. the mes (according to thenational cholesterol educationprogram adult treatment panel iii), waist circ...

The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline for further research on adaptation evaluation for drivers with disabilities. Driving performance and workload for 26 drivers with spinal cord injuries (tetraplegia) was studied and compared to a matched group of able-bodied drivers in a driving simulator. Drivers with tetraplegia used two types of hand-operated controls for accelerating and ...

With an increasing usage of in-vehicle systems, drivers have to frequently perceive and respond to the messages from these in-vehicle systems. And previous studies have found that interval between the messages (arrival rate) presented to a driver becomes one of factors affecting driver workload. To reduce driver workload, researchers in adaptive workload management system (Wu et al., 2008) have...

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate use patterns among early adopters of adaptive cruise control (ACC). Background: Extended use of ACC may influence a driver's behavior in the long term, which can have unintended safety consequences. Method: The authors examined the use of a motion-based simulator by 24 participants (15 males and 9 females). Cluster analysis was performed...

road users such as drivers, motorists, motorcycle riders, bike riders and pedestrians play an important role in traffic safety. most accidents can be prevented by accurate and regulated driving based on the traffic laws and regulation. in fact by recognizing the errors made by violated drivers we are able to find the appropriate lawful solution for them and to avoid repeating violations made by...