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Citation

Hickman JS, Hanowski RJ. Transp. Res. F Traffic Psychol. Behav. 2011; 14(3): 189-198.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trf.2010.11.010

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) funded this project to provide an independent evaluation of a commercially available onboard safety monitoring (OBSM) system. Participating drivers drove a truck instrumented with data collection equipment (e.g., two video cameras and three accelerometers) for 17 consecutive weeks while they made their normal, revenue-producing deliveries. During the 4-week Baseline phase, the OBSM device recorded safety-related events; however, the feedback light on the OBSM device was disabled and safety managers did not have access to the recorded safety-related events to provide feedback to drivers. During the 13-week Intervention phase, the feedback light on the OBSM device was activated and safety managers had access to the recorded safety-related events and followed the coaching protocol with drivers (when necessary). Carrier A significantly reduced the mean rate of recorded safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled from Baseline to Intervention by 37% (p = 0.046) and Carrier B significantly reduced the mean rate of recorded safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled from Baseline to Intervention by 52.2% (p = 0.034). The results suggest the combination of video monitoring and behavioral coaching was responsible for the reduction in the mean rate of safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled at Carriers A and B.

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