Heavy Vehicle Driver Workload Assessment. Task 7A: In-Cab Test Message System and211 Cellular Phone Use by Heavy Vehicle Drivers on the Road

摘要

This report addresses the application of a workload assessment protocol and211u001emeasurement system to empirically assess the degree to which a text message and 211u001ecellular phone system impose workload on heavy vehicle drivers. Sixteen (16) 211u001eprofessional drivers performed over-the-road driving and various conditions of 211u001elighting (dark vs. light), road type (divided vs. undivided), and traffic density 211u001e(high vs. low). Drivers were asked to read a variety of CRT text messages, to 211u001eperform several manual tasks, and to respond to several questions imposing 211u001ecognitive demand. Results revealed that CRT text message impacts visual 211u001eallocation and lanekeeping and that steering measures were also sensitive to the