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Im Rahmen der Entwicklung assistierter und automatisierter Fahrfunktionen ist die Erhöhung der Verkehrssicherheit ein gemeinsames Bestreben aller Beteiligten (u.a. von Automobilherstellern, Kunden, der Bundesregierung und unabhängigen Testinstituten). Die Methode der agentenbasierten Verkehrssimulation zur gesamthaften Bewertung der Sicherheit dieser Funktionen rückt dabei zunehmend in den Fokus der verfügbaren Testwerkzeuge. Zur adäquaten Simulation des Straßenverkehrs werden valide Modelle für den Fahrer, die Verkehrsumgebung und das Fahrzeug benötigt. Insbesondere die Modellierung menschlichen Fahrerverhaltens stellt eine zentrale Herausforderung dar, die auch die Berücksichtigung von Fahrerindividualität verlangt. Der Einfluss inter- und intraindividueller Fahrereigenschaften wird im Rahmen dieser Dissertation mithilfe von Fahrsimulatorstudien und Realfahrversuchen empirisch untersucht und anhand von Regressionsmodellen quantifiziert. Dabei werden demographische Eigenschaften wie das Alter, das Geschlecht sowie die Fahrroutine, Persönlichkeitseigenschaften wie Sensation Seeking, Risikobereitschaft und Driving Anger sowie veränderliche Fahrerzustände wie Müdigkeit und Stress berücksichtigt. Korrelationen zwischen Fahrerindividualität und stochastischen Verhaltensparametern werden analysiert und anhand von Regressionsanalysen gewichtet.

Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt hazards. Providing fully updated and expanded advice, this second edition of Not So Fast empowers and guides parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers. Coauthors Tim Hollister, a father who lost his teenage son in a crash, and Pam Shadel Fischer, a nationally known traffic safety expert who is also a mother of a teen driver, prove that supervision before driving is as important to lowering crash rates as teaching teens how to turn at a busy intersection. This authoritative guide tackles hot-button issues such as texting and distracted driving, parenting attitudes (conscious and unconscious), and teen impairment and fatigue—and includes a combination of topics not found in other teen driving guides, such as how brain development affects driving, evaluating the circumstances of every driving trip, and the limits of driver training programs. Current research and statistics and additions dealing with hands-free devices and drowsy driving make this new edition a valuable resource for anyone concerned about teen drivers. Proceeds from the sale of this book support the Reid Hollister Memorial Fund, which subsidizes infant and toddler education in greater Hartford, Connecticut, and worthy traffic safety causes.

In Speed Secrets: The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving, Ross Bentley explains in plain language how you can train yourself to become a true performance driver. With the promise of autonomous vehicles in our near future, and current cars equipped with'driver aides,'it's not hard to feel like the art (and science) of performance driving has been all but lost. Don't lose hope! For every device designed to take the act of driving out of your hands, the desire to actively participate in driving a car becomes even stronger for driving enthusiasts. In Speed Secrets: The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving, you will learn exactly how to become an even better performance-oriented driver; whether it's to enjoy a twisty mountain highway, to take that secret back-road route to work, or even participate in a track day on a racing circuit.From how to best use your car's controls, to cornering, to dealing with adverse driving conditions, The Lost Art of High-Performance Driving will make you a better performance driver. Along the way, you'll learn what ABS, traction and stability control, self-braking systems, and semi-automatic transmissions do, and how best to incorporate them into your driving.This is the true guide to speed, and it will help you understand your car more intimately than ever. Most importantly, it will fuel your passion for driving!

Are you a Baby Boomer? A member of the post-World War II generation? Retiring or planning to retire at a time when U.S. life expectancy has never been higher? If so, you're part of the exploding population of senior drivers on our highways. You're also helping to create potentially massive problems for traffic planners, highway safety engineers and healthcare providers who are struggling to cope with the challenge of tens of millions of aging Americans plying the roadways... Or are you? In Drive On! six talented writers—most of them senior drivers themselves—tackle this question head-on. They sort through the many myths and misperceptions about senior drivers. They consult the best available research. And they draw on their own collective decades of experience to reach a surprising and welcome conclusion: You can stay safe behind the wheel for many years—if you follow their advice and learn from their insights. You will also enjoy their fascinating interviews, easy-to-use self-diagnostic quizzes and compelling personal stories, all packaged within this unique, concise and most entertaining little book. If you're a senior driver, or about to become one, Drive On! is invaluable!

Here's the ultimate guide to being the best—and safest—driver possible. And an absolute must for everyone with a learner's permit. Former Top Gear Stig and professional driver Ben Collins shares expert skills culled from a twenty year career as one of the best drivers in the world, famous for racing in the Le Mans series and NASCAR, piloting the Batmobile, and dodging bullets with James Bond. Refined over thousands of hours of elite-level performance in the physics of driving, his philosophy results in greater control and safer, more efficient and fun driving for all skill levels.