This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Literacy–A Human Factor in Driving Performance
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Literate and illiterate drivers were compared on the basis of their driving histories and characteristics of their crashes. Illiterate drivers had significantly more crashes and convictions than the general driving public. When compared to matched control drivers, illiterate drivers still had more convictions and crashes. Their crashes tended to be in older vehicles that were more likely to have reported defects. They were also more likely to be driving trucks. Recommendations are presented for a comprehensive coordinated approach to encouraging acquisition of literacy skills which in turn may be reflected in improved driving performance.
Authors
Citation
Waller, P. and Hall, R., "Literacy–A Human Factor in Driving Performance," SAE Technical Paper 800385, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800385.Also In
References
- “Equal Protection of the Laws in North Carolina: Report of the North Carolina Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.” Washington, D. C. U. S. Government Printing Office April 1963
- Waller Patricia F. Hall Robert G. “The Extent and Distribution of Functional Illiteracy in North Carolina as Determined by the Use of the Oral Driver License Examination.” December 1976
- Harrington D. M. “An Evaluation of California’s Oral Licensing Examination.” Sacramento California Department of Motor Vehicles March 1973
- Brainin Paul A. Naughton Thomas J. Breedlove Robert M. “Impact Study on Driving by Special Populations, Final Report, Vol. 1. Conduct of the project and state of the art.” Darien, Conn. Dunlap and Associates, Inc 1977
- Vane Raymond Joseph “Simulation Assessment of the Driving Potential of Moderately Retarded Individuals in a State Institution.” Chapel Hill, N. C. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1977
- Miller L. Dimling J. “Driver Licensing and Performance, Vol. 1.” U. S. Department of Transportation Washington, D. C. 1969
- McBride R. S. Stroad, K. W. Jr. “Diagnostic Assessment of Driver Problems: The State-of-the-Art in Driver Problem Diagnosis.” November 1975
- House Elizabeth G. Waller Patricia F. “Accuracy of Drivers’ Estimates of Vehicle Mileage Driven.” November 1971
- Clark Verneta J. “Single Variable Tabulations for 1973–1976 North Carolina Accidents.” June 1977
- Higgins James E. Koch Gary G. “Variable Selection and Generalized Chi-Square Analysis of Categorical Data Applied to a Large Cross-Sectional Occupational Health Survey.” International Statistical Review 45 1977 51 62
- Harrington D. M. “An Evaluation of California’s Oral Licensing Examination.” Sacramento California Department of Motor Vehicles March 1973
- Waller Patricia F. deSavornin Lohman Lorraine S. Freeman Jean L. Reinfurt Donald W. “The Relationship Between Crash-Related Violations and Subsequent Convictions as a Function of Age, Race, Sex, and Vehicle Age.”
- Blumenthal Murray Ross H. Laurence “Two Experimental Studies of Traffic Law, Vol. 1, The Effect of Legal Sanctions on DUI Offenders.” Washington, D. C. U. S. Department of Transportation NHTSA Technical Report 1973