TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Two views of motorist behavior in rural freeway construction and maintenance zones: the driver and the state highway patrolman
JO  - Human factors
A1  - Gardner, Daryle Jean
A1  - Rockwell, Thomas H.
SP  - 415
EP  - 424
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - Ohio state highway patrolmen and drivers completed two separate questionnaires designed to assess problems related to driver behavior in road construction and maintenance (C&M) zones. The highway patrolmen saw driver inattention, excessive speed, and improper driver behaviors as major causes of accidents in C&M zones and stated that most problems occur in the taper area of lane closures. Patrolmen considered rear-end collisions to be the most typical accident in these zones. The driver questionnaire revealed that when making decisions about speed and lane changes in C&M zones, most drivers rely on their own judgment and cues from other vehicles rather than on signing. Implications of the findings for the design and placement of traffic control devices in C&M zones are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0018-7208
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001872088302500407
ID  - ref1
ER  -