Roadway Safety

Roadway safety scientific publications include investigations of driver behaviors, in-vehicle technologies, and a variety of factors that affect commercial drivers and roadway safety.

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2008

Horrey, W.J. and Lesch, M.F., “Factors Related to Drivers’ Self-Reported Willingness to Engage in Distracting In-Vehicle Activities,” Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, NY, pp. 1546-1550, 2008

Horrey, W.J., Lesch, M.F., and Garabet, A., “Assessing the Awareness of Performance Decrements in Distracted Drivers,” Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 675-682, 2008

Huang, Y.H., Rau, P.L., Zhang, B., and Roetting, M., “Chinese Truck Drivers’ Attitudes Toward Feedback by Technology: A Quantitative Approach,” Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 1553-1562, 2008

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2007

Garabet, A., Horrey, W.J., and Lesch, M.F., “Does Exposure to Distraction in an Experimental Setting Impact Driver Perception of Cell Phone Ease of Use and Safety?” Proceedings of the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Stevenson, WA, pp. 387-393, 2007

Horrey, W.J., Lesch, M.F., and Garabet, A., “Awareness of Performance Decrements Due to Distraction in Younger and Older Drivers,” Proceedings of the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Stevenson, WA, pp. 54-60, 2007

Horrey, W.J. and Simons, D.J., Examining Cognitive Interference and Adaptive Safety Behaviors in Tactical Vehicle Control, Ergonomics, Vol. 50, No. 8, pp.1340-1350, 2007

Horrey, W.J. and Wickens, C.D., “In-Vehicle Glance Durations: Distributions, Tails and a Model of Crash Risk,” Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, on CD, 2007

Horrey, W. J. and Wickens, C.D., “In-Vehicle Glance Durations: Distributions, Tails, and Model of Crash Risk,” Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2018, pp. 22-28, 2007

Kramer, A.F., Cassavaugh, N., Horrey, W.J., Becic, E., and Mayhugh, J., “Influence of Age and Proximity Warning Devices on Collision Avoidance in Simulated Driving,” Human Factors, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 935-949, 2007

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2006

Horrey, W.J., Simons, D.J., Buschmann, E.G., and Zinter, K.M., “Assessing Interference from Mental Workload Using a Naturalistic Simulated Driving Task: A Pilot Study,” Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, pp. 2003-2007 (CD), 2006

Horrey, W.J. and Wickens, C.D., “Examining the Impact of Cell Phone Conversations on Driving Using Meta-Analytic Techniques,” Human Factors, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 196-205, 2006

Horrey, W.J., Wickens, C.D., and Consalus, K.P., “Modeling Drivers' Visual Attention Allocation While Interacting with In-Vehicle Technologies,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Vol. 12, No.2, pp. 67-78, 2006

Huang, Y.H., Zhang, W., Roetting, M., and Melton, D., “Experiences from Dual-Country Drivers: Driving Safely in China and the U.S.,” Safety Science, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 785-795, 2006

Zhang, B., Huang, Y.H., Rau, P., Roetting, M., and Liu, C., “A Study of Chinese Truck Drivers' Attitudes Toward Feedback by Technology,” Safety Science, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 747-752, 2006

Zhang, W., Huang, Y.H., Roetting, M., Wang, Y., and Wei, H., “Driver's Views and Behaviors About Safety in China - What Do They Not Know About Driving?” Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 22-27, 2006

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2005

Chen, J.C., Chang, W.R., and Christiani, D.C., "Occupational Factors Associated with Low Back Pain of Urban Taxi Drivers," Occupational Medicine, Vol. 55, No. 7, pp. 535-540, 2005

Chen, J.C., Dennerlein, J., Chang, C.C., Chang, W.R., and Christiani, D., "Seat Inclination, Use of Lumbar Support and Low-Back Pain of Taxi Drivers," Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 258-265, 2005

Huang, Y.H., Roetting, M., McDevitt, J.R., Melton, D., and Courtney, T.K., "In-Vehicle Safety Feedback: Driver Perspectives Suggest Technology has Promise for Improving Safe Driving Behaviors," Professional Safety, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 20-27, 2005

Huang, Y.H., Roetting, M., McDevitt, J.R., Melton, D., and Smith, G.S., "Feedback by Technology: Attitudes and Opinions of Truck Drivers," Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 8, No. 4-5, pp. 277-297, 2005

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2004

Chen, J.C., Chang, W.R., Shih, T.S., Chen, C.J., Chang, W.P., Dennerlein, J.T., Ryan, L.M., and Christiani, D.C., "Using Exposure Prediction Rules for Exposure Assessment: An Example on Whole-Body Vibration in Taxi Drivers," Epidemiology, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 293-299, 2004

Huang, Y.H., Roetting, M., and Zhang, W., "Factors Determining Driving Behavior in China and the USA," Proceedings of the 2nd China International Forum on Work Safety, Beijing, P.R. China, pp. 372-379, 2004

Lesch, M.F. and Hancock, P.A., "Driving Performance During Concurrent Cell-Phone Use: Are Drivers Aware of Their Performance?," Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 471-480, 2004

Roetting, M., Huang, Y.H., McDevitt, J.R., and Melton, D., "Truck Drivers' Attitudes and Opinions Towards Feedback by In-Vehicle Technology," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Online, Nottingham, U.K., 2004

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