Use of manual speed alerting and cruise control devices by car drivers |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, Aptdo. de Correos 164, Espinardo 30100 Murcia, Spain;2. Department of Proteomics, Helmholtz – Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany;3. Department of Metabolomics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;4. Aalborg University, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sohngårdsholmsvej 49, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark;5. Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;6. Department of Agroforestry Technology and Science and Genetics, School of Advanced Agricultural Engineering, Castilla La Mancha University, Campus Universitario s/n, Albacete, Spain;1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;2. Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;1. Interunit Nursing Doctoral program, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;2. Associação de Ensino de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;3. University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;4. Graduate Program in Public Health Nursing, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;5. Maternal-Infant and Public Health Nursing Department, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;6. General and Specialized Nursing Department, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;1. Harvard Medical School, Department Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Gray/Jackson 409, Boston, MA 012114, United States;2. Resident in Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 012114, United States;3. Municipal Hospital #8, Lviv, Ukraine;4. Doctors Collaborating to Help to Children, Corporation, Wayland, MA 01778, United States;5. Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, MA 02114, United States;6. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 012114, United States;1. Department of Automation and Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China;2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 2093-0411, USA |
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| Abstract: | A number of in-vehicle technologies have been developed that have significant potential to reduce the incidence and severity of speed-related crashes. Two of the most widely implemented of these are conventional cruise control and manual speed alerting devices. However, almost nothing is known about the extent to which drivers use these devices and whether they are effective in helping drivers reduce speeding. This study assessed the use, acceptability and effectiveness in reducing speeding of manual speed alerting and cruise control devices to a sample of drivers from the Australian state of New South Wales. Four focus groups were conducted; two in Sydney (metropolitan) and two in Wagga Wagga (rural), involving 31 drivers aged 25–49 years, who were either users or non-users of the devices. The participants held positive attitudes towards manual speed alerting and cruise control systems and felt that these devices are generally effective in helping them to control and maintain their speed. However, the rural participants use cruise control more regularly than metropolitan participants, while the metropolitan participants reported that they use their speed alerting system more than rural participants. Preliminary recommendations deriving from the research are made. |
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