Driver Performance and Behavior

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Development of a smart phone app to warn the driver of unintentional lane departure using GPS technology
  October 2024, MnDOT 2024-25
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  December 2023, MnDOT 2023-42
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: Understanding the factors that positively influence vehicle yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections
  June 2023, MnDOT 2023-24
• Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Urban Streets
  June 2023, MnDOT 2023-22
• Multi-city study of an engineering and outreach program to increase driver yielding at signalized and unsignalized crosswalks
  March 2023, MnDOT 2023-11
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  May 2020, CTS 20-07
• Teen Driver Support System Technology Transfer
  July 2019, CTS 19-24
• Directional Rumble Strips for Reducing Wrong-Way-Driving Freeway Entries
  February 2018, CTS 18-04
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  July 2019, CTS 19-22
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  June 2019, CTS 19-14
• Older Driver Support System Field Operational Test
  May 2019, CTS 19-13
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  May 2019, CTS 19-11
• Developing and Validating a Model of Left-Turn Crashes to Support Safer Design and Operations
  September 2018, CTS 18-18
• In-Vehicle Dynamic Curve-Speed Warnings at High-Risk Rural Curves
  March 2018, MnDOT 2018-12
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  January 2018, CTS 18-01
• Risk Evaluation for In-vehicle Sign Information
  May 2016, MnDOT 2016-18
• The Influences of the Hiawatha LRT on Changes in Travel Behavior: A Retrospective Study on Movers
  November 2015, CTS 15-10
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test
  November 2015, CTS 16-04
• Human Factors of Vehicle-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems
  June 2015, MnDOT 2015-35
• Impact of Exempting the Recording of Low Level Speed Violations in Minnesota
  February 2015, CTS 15-01
• Effect of Signing and Lane Markings on the Safety of a Two-Lane Roundabout
  January 2014, MnDOT 2014-04
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
  January 2014, MnDOT 2014-02
• A Pilot Study on Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes
  July 2013, CTS 13-23
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  January 2013, CTS 13-04
• Monitoring the Use of HOV and HOT Lanes
  January 2013, CTS 13-07
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation - Supporting Safety in Snowplow Design (January 2013)
  January 2013, CTS 13-02
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness
  October 2012, CTS 12-32
• Accessibility, Network Structure, and Consumers' Destination Choice: A GIS Analysis of GPS Travel Data and the CLUSTER Simulation Module for Retail Location Choice
  October 2012, CTS 12-14
• Investigating the Effectiveness of Intelligent Lane Control Signals on Driver Behavior
  August 2012, MnDOT 2012-22
• Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement
  July 2012, CTS 12-23
• Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention among Young Adults
  May 2012, CTS 12-11
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System -- Stop Sign Assist: Experiments to Validate Use of an In-Vehicle Interface Design
  April 2012, CTS 12-09
• Connected Vehicles Program: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation for In-vehicle Signing
  March 2012, CTS 12-05
• Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-based Teen Driver Support System (TDSS)
  May 2011, MnDOT 2011-13
• Real-Time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II
  December 2010, CTS 10-16
• The Interactions between E-Shopping and Store Shopping: A Case Study of the Twin Cities
  August 2010, CTS 10-12
• Application of a Rural Safety Policy Improvement Index (RSPII) Framework
  June 2010, CTS 10-07
• Comparison of Dual-Phase and Static Changeable Message Signs to Convey Airline Information on Interstate Freeways
  January 2010, Mn/DOT 2010-02
• Development and Evaluation of a Cellular Phone Based Teen Driver Support System
  September 2009, CTS 09-22
• Social Networks and ICT in Location Choice
  August 2009, CTS 09-19
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness
  May 2009, CTS 09-15
• Feasibility of a Quantitative Rural Safety Policy Improvement Index (RSPII): Phase I
  May 2009, CTS 09-14
• Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology Final Summary Report of the STAR-TEA 21 Project
  December 2008, CTS 08-15
• The Implications of Current and Emerging Privacy Law for ITS
  December 2008, CTS 08-26
• Places and Networks: The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology
  October 2008, STAR-TEA 21 Summary
• Generational Perspective on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  September 2008, Mn/DOT 2008-36
• Effects of Alcohol on Motorcycle Riding Skills
  December 2007, DOT HS 810 877
• Driving Performance During 511 Information Retrieval: Cell Phone 2
  November 2007, Mn/DOT 2007-48
• Driving Performance During Cell Phone Conversations and Common In-Vehicle Tasks While Sober and Drunk
  October 2005, Mn/DOT 2005-41
• Human Factors Evaluation of Gains, a Prototype In-Vehicle Navigation System
  April 1999, Mn/DOT 1999-14
• Design Issues Related to Road Tunnels
  December 1997, CTS 97-05
• Variable Message Signage Content: Survey Test of Meaning and Simulation Test of Usability
  September 1997, CTS 97-03
• Retroflective sheeting materials on highway signs
  February 1996, Mn/DOT 1996-07
• Human factors evaluation of driver multitasking and genesis message formats
  February 1996, Mn/DOT 1996-13
• Travel Behavior, Gender, and Social Class in the Twin Cities
  September 1995, Wyly-1995
• Lighted guidance devices : intelligent work zone traffic control
  June 1995, Mn/DOT 1996-05
• Report on programmatic evaluation at the Human Factors Research Laboratory
  March 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-13
• Interaction of non-driving tasks with driving
  February 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-20REV
• Empirical Bayes identification of high hazard locations for older drivers final report
  October 1994, Mn/DOT 1995-23
• Human Factors Issues In Traffic Signing
  August 1994, CTS 94-33
• Following advice from traffic advisories
  July 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-29
• Trace driven driving simulation : towards integration of external lab with simulator and the integrated study of microscopic and macroscopic problems in IVHS : emulation of the I-394 external laboratory in a driving environment
  June 1994, Mn/DOT 1994-23
• The Left Turn
  October 1993, 1993 Left
• The Use of Driving Simulation for the Assessment, Training and Testing of Older Drivers
  January 1990, HFRL/NIA 90-91

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Active and Completed Projects

• Rural Intersection Enhancement and Driver Behavior Study
  (04/2024)
• Real-time marginal cost estimation for eco-routing navigation guidance
  (01/2024)
• Behavioral Investigation of Temporary and Permanent Pedestrian Infrastructure
  (05/2023)
• Identification and Assessment of Preventative Methods to Mitigate Cognitive and Physical Declines Which Influence Driving Performance of Older Drivers
  (07/2022)
• Assessment of Pedestrian Safety and Driver Behavior Near an Automated Vehicle
  (02/2022)
• Development of a Smart Phone App to Warn the Driver of Unintentional Lane Departure using GPS Technology
  (08/2020)
• Pedestrian Engineering and Enforcement at Signalized Intersections
  (07/2020)
• Impact of speed limit changes on urban streets
  (07/2020)
• Guidelines for safer pedestrian crossings: understanding the factors that positively influence driver yielding to pedestrians at unsignalized intersections.
  (07/2020)
• Driver Comprehension of Flashing Yellow Arrows
  (07/2020)
• Effectiveness of Teenage Driver Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure
  (07/2018)
• Validating an Objective Roadside Tool to Assess Driver Fatigue
  (05/2018)
• Field Implementation of Direction Rumble Strips for Deterring Wrong-Way Entries
  (04/2018)
• Improvement of Driving Simulator Eye Tracking Software
  (03/2018)
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS)
  (03/2018)
• HumanFIRST Driving Simulation Educational Development
  (02/2018)
• In-vehicle Dynamic Curve Speed Warnings At High Risk Rural Curves
  (06/2016)
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Technology Transfer
  (05/2016)
• Collaborative Consumption in Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing: Models, Analysis, and Experiments
  (02/2016)
• Older Driver Support System (ODSS) Usability and Design Investigation
  (10/2014)
• Examination of Driver Performance and Distraction with In-Vehicle Signing
  (09/2014)
• Examining the Impact of ASE in Work Zones on Driver Attention
  (06/2014)
• Driver Behavior in Left-Turn and Other Two-Vehicle Crashes
  (05/2014)
• Impact of Exempting Low-Level Speed Violations
  (11/2013)
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ATM Messages Used During Incidents
  (09/2013)
• Human Factors of Vehicle-Based Lane Departure Warning Systems
  (04/2013)
• Analysis of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data
  (01/2012)
• Impacts of Minnesota's Primary Seat Belt Law
  (12/2011)
• Identifying Issues Related to Deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement - FY12 TechPlan
  (11/2011)
• Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test
  (10/2011)
• Mitigating Run-Off-Road Crashes: Multimodal Interventions
  (09/2011)
• Bus Driver Intersection Task Analysis: Investigation of Bus-Pedestrian Crashes
  (07/2011)
• Field Study of Driver Behavior at Flashing Yellow Arrow vs Green Ball Permitted Left-Turn Indications
  (07/2011)
• Effect of Signing and Striping on the Safety of a Two-Lane Roundabout
  (06/2011)
• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance System (CICAS) -Stop Sign Assist: Field Operational Test, ABA Study, and Vehicle Infrastructure Study Conclusion
  (06/2011)
• Investigating the Effectiveness of Intelligent Lane Control Signals on Driver Behavior
  (05/2011)
• Intellidrive for Safety, Mobility, and User Fee Project: Driver Performance and Distraction Evaluation
  (05/2011)
• Consumer Travel Behavior and Retail Geography: A Microscopic Investigation Using GPS Data and Parcel-Level Land Use - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011)
• Smartphone-Based Travel Experience Sampling and Behavior Intervention among Young Adults (UbiActive Phase I) - FY11 TechPlan
  (01/2011)
• Monitoring the Use of HOV and HOT Lanes
  (10/2010)
• BECS Collaborative Research: Modeling the Dynamics of Traffic User Equilibria Using Differential Variational Inequalities
  (09/2010)
• Integrated Approach for Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY11 NATSRL
  (07/2010)
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs
  (06/2010)
• An Evaluation of a Prototype Safe Teen Car
  (09/2009)
• Snow Rendering for Interactive Snowplow Simulation: Improving Driver Ability to Avoid Collisions when Following a Snowplow - FY10 NATSRL
  (06/2009)
• Comparison of Dual-Phase and Static Signage
  (02/2009)
• Smartphone Based Novice Teenage Driver Support System
  (12/2008)
• BRIDGE: Behavioral Response to the I-35W Disruption: Gauging Equilibration
  (10/2008)
• Substitution between E-shopping and Travel: Evidence from the Twin Cities- FY09 Tech Plan
  (08/2008)
• Real-time Nonintrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - Phase II - FY09 NATSRL
  (07/2008)
• Investigation of Policy-Based Statewide Safety Measure Quantification
  (01/2008)
• SGER: Responding to the Unexpected: Understanding Travelers' Behavioral Choices in the Wake of the MS River Bridge Collapse
  (09/2007)
• Development and Evaluation of a Second Generation In-Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers to Facilitate a Reduction in Crash Rates
  (09/2007)
• The Effect of Nystagmus and Albinism on Driving
  (07/2007)
• The Implications of Current and Emerging Privacy Law for ITS - FY08 TechPlan
  (07/2007)
• The Role of Social Networks and ICT on Destination Choice - FY08 TechPlan
  (07/2007)
• Real-time Non-intrusive Detection of Driver Drowsiness - FY08 NATSRL
  (06/2007)
• Generational Perspectives on Teen and Older Drivers on Traffic Safety in Rural and Urban Communities
  (03/2007)
• The Use of Video Feedback in Urban Teen Driving
  (07/2006)
• Motorcycle Riding Impairment at Different BAC Levels
  (02/2006)
• Studying the Needs of the Transportation Disadvantaged: Elderly and Developmentally Disabled
  (01/2005)
• In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
  (12/2003)
• Driving Simulator for Persons with Impaired Cognition
  (01/2003)
• Travel Behavior Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  (01/2000)