Advanced Human Factors Class

Presented by: Jeffrey Muttart, Ph.D.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Perception-Response Time
• Response to slow-moving or stopped vehicles on multilane high-speed roads
• Nighttime recognition
• Driver decision making
• Gap acceptance for left turns, right turns, and through movements for drivers, riders, and pedestrians
• Pedestrian walking speeds
• Acceleration
• Lateral acceleration (swerving) for cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles
• Research in IDRR
• Forward and backward acceleration of cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles
• Drivers’ responses to green and yellow traffic signals, deceleration choice, reaction time, and probability of stopping

CONTACT:
Shawn Brady: sbrady@newpalestine.in.gov
Lynn Carangelo: lcarangelo@driverreserachinstitute.com