In-Vehicle Safety Feedback

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• Personal Author:
  Courtney TK ; Huang Y-H ; McDevitt JR ; Melton D ; Roetting M
• Description:
  This article discusses performance feedback systems and assesses the likelihood of driver acceptance of such an approach. The researchers examined truck drivers' attitudes and opinions about receiving feedback through in-vehicle technology via focus groups with drivers and other transportation industry experts (n=66) and questionnaire responses from an additional sample of 198 long-haul truck drivers. Drivers saw the main benefit of in-vehicle technology as providing better information about their behavior in traffic mishaps. Nearly half indicated that feedback by technology would make them safer drivers. In addition, most drivers did not feel the technology would be too complicated to use, be a distraction or "de-skill" the profession. The greatest concerns centered around privacy issues, such as data getting into the wrong hands or being used against drivers. Drivers also had varied preferences regarding the mode, manner and timing of feedback by technology, which indicates the need for flexibility and/or adjustability in such systems. Together, focus group ad questionnaire results confirmed that drivers would like to receive more feedback and that feedback by in-vehicle technology would be acceptable if properly designed and implemented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Behavior Mortality Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Transportation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Drivers Fatalities Feedback Controls Motor Vehicles Protective Measures Questionnaires Safety Measures Safety Practices Task Performance Transportation Industry Truck Drivers Trucking Vehicle Safety Work Environment Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20-27
• Volume:
  40
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056920
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2005 Jan; 40:20-27
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e8d42d1dca392ec35fe0eb6c92a14c3bce76b2ee101b006014ddb0d173ef165d0cbaf1f82f2f003b7000707162dbe2f55d9e6d031b42eba74a2506aa1540f218
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214413/cdc_214413_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 536.07 KB ]