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Measuring Driver Performance in Braking Maneuvers

Rodger J. Koppa, Daniel B. Fambro, and Richard A. ZimmerView all authors and affiliations
Volume 1550, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198196155000102

Abstract

A simple, reliable instrumentation package with an on-board computer for installation in a test vehicle or the test driver's own vehicle is described. This package was used in a research project recently completed, an empirical investigation of stopping sight distance. Selected data on perception-response time (PRT) and braking performance under artificial and simulated on-the-road emergency conditions are presented. PRTs were less than the AASHTO assumed constant of 2.5 sec even at the 95th percentile. Braking performance in terms of steady deceleration was greater than −0.32 g at the 95th percentile.

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Volume 1550, Issue 1
Pages: 8 - 15
Article first published: January 1996
Issue published: January 1996

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Rodger J. Koppa
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843.
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Daniel B. Fambro
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843.
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Richard A. Zimmer
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843.
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Any findings or opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not those of NCHRP or TRB.
Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Simulation and Measurement of Vehicle and Operator Performance.

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