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Safe driving in a green world : a review of driver performance benchmarks and technologies to support ‘smart’ driving

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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). pp. 533-539. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2010.08.012

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2010.08.012

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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.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Automobiles -- Environmental aspects, Automobiles -- Safety measures
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Ergonomics
Publisher: Pergamon
ISSN: 0003-6870
Official Date: May 2011
Dates:
DateEvent
May 2011Published
10 August 2010Accepted
30 October 2009Submitted
Volume: 42
Number: 4
Number of Pages: 7
Page Range: pp. 533-539
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.08.012
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Great Britain. Department for Transport (DfT), Technology Strategy Board (Great Britain)

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