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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
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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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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