Examining the Impact of ASE in Work Zones on Driver Attention
While improving work zone safety is a top priority, there is little evidence that work zone safety nationwide has declined (Bai & Li, 2006). More work should be done in Minnesota to develop countermeasures against work zone crashes. Driver inattention contributes to as many as half of all work zone crashes and worker strikes. Research has previously examined the impact of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) in other states ...more »
While improving work zone safety is a top priority, there is little evidence that work zone safety nationwide has declined (Bai & Li, 2006). More work should be done in Minnesota to develop countermeasures against work zone crashes. Driver inattention contributes to as many as half of all work zone crashes and worker strikes. Research has previously examined the impact of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) in other states on driver speed behaviors; however, little has been done to examine ASE impacts on other driver behaviors, like attention. This research proposes to examine driver attentional patterns as motorists travel through work zones and the impact that ASE may have on driver attention.
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