Canada

摘要

It is not yet clear whether in future years motorization will continue to add value to society or whether in fact it will begin to adversely affect safety, the environment and overall quality of life. While many predict the imminent collapse of the road transportation system, others are strong advocates of technological solutions. The success or failure of future transportation systems depends on human factors having a major role in systems design and implementation. Transportation system design has to be right the first time because of the potentially huge implications of failure. It will be necessary to validate designs against usability criteria to ensure that they are readily understood, can be used accurately and reliably and generally support user tasks.