Opening Remarks - Peter Hancock


Technical Session 1 - Attention and Distraction

(1) Mental Workload and Task Performance for Indirect Vision Driving with Fixed Flat Panel Displays 
Christopher C. Smyth (U.S. Army Research Laboratory - USA) 
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(2) Evaluation of Manual vs Speech Input When Using a Driver Information System in Real Traffic 
Ulrich Gartner, Winfried Konig, Thomas Wittig (Robert Bosch GmbH - Germany) 
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(3) Cell Phone-Induced Perceptual Impairments During Simulated Driving 
David L. Strayer, Frank A. Drews, Robert W. Albert, William A. Johnston (University of Utah - USA) 
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(4) Distraction Potential of Speech-Based Driver Interfaces 
John Lee, Kristi Schmidt, Toby Bral (University of Iowa - USA) 
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Technical Session 2 - Driver Training and Licensing Issues

(5) Driver Assessment and Training in the 1980s and 1990s: An Analysis of the Most Cited-Publications 
Michael Sivak, Michael J. Flannagan, Brandon Schoettle (University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute - USA) 
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(6) Development of a National Licence Assessment Program for Older Drivers in Australasia 
Brian Fildes, Nicky Pronk, Judith Charlton (Monash University Accident Research Centre - Australia) Jim Langford (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources - Australia), Bill Frith (Land Safety Traffic Authority - New Zealand) 
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(7) Disconnect Between Driver Behavior/Performance Studies and Crash Experience: Lessons from the Study of Young/Inexperienced Drivers 
Neil Lerner (Westat - USA) 
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(8) Low-Cost PC-Simulation Technology Applied to Novice Driver Training 
R. Wade Allen, Marcia L. Cook, Theodore J. Rosenthal (Systems Technology, Inc. - USA) 
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Invited Speaker - Barry Kantowitz

(9) Using Microworlds to Design Intelligent Interfaces that Minimize Driver Distraction 
Barry Kantowitz (University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute - USA)
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Technical Session 3 - Fatigue and Impairment

(10) Monitoring Driver Drowsiness and Stress in a Driving Simulator 
Maria Rimini-Doering, Dietrich Manstetten, Tobias Altmueller, Ulrich Ladstaetter, Michael Mahler (Robert Bosch GmbH - Germany) 
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(11) Drowsy Driver Monitor and Warning System 
Richard Grace & Sonya Stewart (Carnegie Mellon University - USA) 
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(12) An Evaluation of the Effects of a Functional Energy Drink on Post-lunch and Early Evening Driving Performance 
Andrew Parkes, B.F. Sexton, Sue Burton (TRL Limited (Transport Research Laboratory) - UK) Henglong Hu, Jacquie Shaw, Bruce Daggy (GlaxoSmithKline - UK) 
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(13) Depth Perception in Driving: Alcohol Intoxication, Eye Movement Changes, and the Disruption of Motion Parallax 
Mark Nawrot (North Dakota State University - USA) 
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(14) Technologies for the Monitoring and Prevention of Driver Fatigue 
Anneke Heitmann, Rainer Guttkuhn, Acacia Aguirre, Udo Trutschel, Martin Moore-Ede (Circadian Technologies, Inc. - USA)  
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Poster Session 1

(15) Driver Behaviour Studies in the Motorway Operations Platform Grant 
Mark Brackstone, Mike McDonald (University of Southampton - UK) 
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(16) The Use of a Multi-modal Interface to Integrate In-Vehicle Information Presentation 
David Wheatley, Joshua Hurwitz (Motorola Labs - USA) 
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(17) Performance on Cue Recognition and Evasive Action Skills as Predictors of Effective Driving in College-Age Drivers 
Dong-Yuan Debbie Wang (Purdue University - USA), David F. Pick (Purdue University Calumet - USA), Robert W. Proctor (Purdue University - USA) PDF icon Paper

(18) BEI's Driver Skill Enhancement Program (D-SEP): Brief Review of Experimental Mini-Program and Conclusions 
Seymour M. Bogdonoff (Princeton University - USA) 
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(19) Ergonomics Specifications and Design of a HMI for an Informational Safe Driving Support System 
Laurent Nicolas (PSA Peugeot Citroen - France) 
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(20) Effects of Cellular Telephone Use While Driving Based on Objective and Subjective Mental Workload Assessment 
Roberto Abraham Tokunaga, Akihiro Shimojo (Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido I.A.I. - Japan), Toru Hagiwara, Seiichi Kagaya, Ken-etsu Uchida (Hokkaido University - Japan) 
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(21) The Trainer Project: Matching Training Curricula to Drivers Real Needs Using Multimedia Tools 
Daniel Herregods, Herve Nowe (Driving Know-How, POLE ProMotions SPRL- Belgium), Angelos Bekiaris (Laboratory of Transport Engineering of Aristotles University of Thessaloniki - Greece), Guido Baten (CARA-Belgian Institute for Road Safety - Belgium), Christian Knoll, Harald Widlroither (University of Stuttgart - Germany) 
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(22) The Trainer Project: A New Simulator-Based Driver Training Curriculum 
Juan F. Dols, J. Pardo (Polytechnic University of Valencia - Spain), T. Falkmer (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute - Sweden), E. Uneken (University of Groningen - The Netherlands), W. Verwey (Institute for Occupational Physiology IFADO - Germany) 
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(23) Relation of Owners Manuals to Safety 
S. David Leonard (University of Georgia - USA) 
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(24) Effect of Physical Changes in Aging on Driving Performance 
Hideaki Nemoto, Takayuki Yanagishima, Mitsuru Taguchi (Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. - Japan) 
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(25) Measures of Driver Behavior and Cognitive Workload in a Driving Simulator and in a Real Traffic Environment - Experiences from Two Experimental Studies in Sweden 
Ruggero Ceci (Swedish National Road Administration - Sweden), Lennart Hogman (Stockholm University - Sweden), Christopher Patten (Swedish National Road Administration - Sweden) 
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(26) The Effect of a Vehicle Control Device on Driver Performance in a Simulated Tank Driving Task 
Ellen Haas (U.S. Army Research Laboratory - USA), Micaela Kunze (Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung - Germany) 
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(27) The Effects of Age and Distraction on Reaction Time in a Driving Simulator 
Justin M. Owens, Richard Lehman (Franklin & Marshall College - USA) 
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(28) Bilingual Variable Message Signs: A Study of Information Presentation and Driver Distraction 
Samantha L. Jamson, Fergus N. Tate, A. Hamish Jamson (University of Leeds - UK) 
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(29) Assessing and Predicting the Impact of Cowlshake in Convertible Cars on Subjective Comfort 
Harald Kolrep (Kolrep-Rometsch, Human Factors Consultants - Germany) 
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(30) A Simulator Study of Driver Response to Changeable Message Signs of Differing Length and Format 
Jose Guerrier (University of Miami School of Medicine - USA), Jerry Wachtel (The Veridian Group, Inc. - USA) 
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(31) Distraction Effects of Phone Use During a Crucial Driving Maneuver 
Peter Hancock (University of Central Florida - USA), Mary Lesch, Lucy Simmons (Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health - USA), Mustapha Mouloua (University of Central Florida - USA) 
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(32) Role of Monotonous Attention in Traffic Violations, Errors, and Accidents 
Nebi SŸmer, Belgin Ayvasik (Middle East Technical University - Turkey), Nurhan Er (Ankara University - Turkey), Turker Ozkan (Middle East Technical University - Turkey) 
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(33) Effects of a Speed-of-Processing Intervention on Driving Performance: The ACCELERATE Study 
Karlene Ball, David Ball, Meredith Rumble, David Edwards, Virginia Wadley (University of Alabama at Birmingham - USA) 
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(34) Visual Attention and Roadway Landmark Identification in At-Risk Older Drivers 
Amy Crowe, Tara Smyser, Mireille Raby, Kirk Bateman, Matthew Rizzo (University of Iowa - USA) 
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(35) Virtual Truck Driver Training and Validation: Preliminary Results for Range and Skid Pad 
Gerard Meyer, Renee Slick, Daniel Westra, Nicolas Noblot, Lois-Ann Kuntz (Carnegie Mellon Driver Training and Safety Institute - USA) 
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Technical Session 4 - Driver Performance Assessment

(36) Can We Predict the On-Road Performance of Older Drivers?
Dianne Parker (University of Manchester - UK) 
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(37) Image Characteristics and Their Effect on Driving Simulator Validity 
Hamish Jamson, (University of Leeds - UK)  
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(38) Prediction of Driver Decisions to Turn at Intersections 
Jeff K. Caird, C.J. Edwards, J. Creaser, (University of Calgary - Canada), W.J. Horrey (University of Illinois - USA) 
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(39) Examination of Older Driver Steering Adaptation on a High-Performance Driving Simulator 
Daniel V. McGehee, John D. Lee, Matthew Rizzo, Kirk Bateman (University of Iowa - USA) 
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Technical Session 5 - Information Display Issues in Driver-Vehicle Internal Design

(40) They Drive at Night - Can Visual Enhancement Systems Keep the Driver in Control? 
Erik Hollnagel, Johan Karlsson, Thomas Magnusson, Ulrika Taube (University of Linkšping - Sweden) 
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(41) Evaluation of Driving-Assistance Systems Based on Drivers' Workload 
Yuji Takada, Osamu Shimoyama (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd - Japan) 
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(42) The Relative Importance of Pictorial and Nonpictorial Distance Cues for Driver Vision 
Michael J. Flannagan, Michael Sivak, Julie K. Simpson (University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute - USA) 
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(43) Preliminary Studies of Mono-Pulse Braking Haptic Displays for Rear-End Collision Warning 
Louis Tijerina (Ford Motor Company - USA) 
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Invited Speaker - Erwin R. Boer

(44) Behavioral Entropy as a Measure of Driving Performance
Erwin R. Boer (Wingcast - USA) 
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Technical Session 6 - Medical Factors

(45) Determinants of Driving After Stroke 
Abiodun Emmanuel Akinwuntan, Hilde Feys, Willy De Weerdt, Jan Pauwels (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium), Guido
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(46) Dynamic Evaluation of the Useful Field of View in Driving
Daniel R.
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(47) Time-to-Contact and Collision-Detection Estimations as Measures of Driving Safety in Old and Dementia Drivers 
Nicoleta L. Read (University of Leeds - UK), Nicholas J. Ward (University of Minnesota - USA), Andrew M. Parkes (TRL Limited (Transport Research Laboratory) - UK) 
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(48) Recent European Projects on Driver Impairment 
Nicholas J. Ward (University of Minnesota - USA), Karel Brookhuis (University of Groningen - The Netherlands) 
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(49) An Analysis of Driving Performance Measures Used to Assess the Effects of Medications on Drowsiness, Sedation and Driving Impairment 
Ginger Watson, John M. Weiler, George G. Woodworth, Julie Qidwai, Susan Quinn (University of Iowa - USA) 
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Poster Session 2

(50) Traffic Maneuver Problems and Crashes of Young Drivers
Adam Kirk, Nikiforos Stamatiadis (University of Kentucky - USA) 
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(51) Driver License Renewal Issues and Concerns 
Nikiforos Stamatiadis (University of Kentucky - USA) 
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(52) Detection of Collision Events by Older and Younger Drivers
George John Andersen, Asad Saidpour, AnnJudel Enriquez (University of California, Riverside - USA) 
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(53) The Role of Simulation in a Staged Learning Model for Novice Driver Situational Awareness Training 
Loren Staplin (TransAnalytics, LLC - USA), James C. Dowdell (SafeDrive Technologies - USA 
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(54) Driving Tests: Reliability and the Relationship Between Test Errors and Accidents 
Chris Baughan, Barry Sexton (TRL Limited (Transport Research Laboratory) - UK) 
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(55) Feasibility of Evaluating Design Ideas for Reducing Vehicular Entrapment at Railroad Crossings Using a Laboratory Experiment 
One-Jang Jeng, Tirthankar Sengupta, Satya Vallepalli (New Jersey Institute of Technology - USA) 
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(56) Modeling Driver Cognition
Delphine Delorme (University of California at Berkeley - USA) 
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(57) Acceleration Behavior of Drivers in a Platoon 
Ghulam H. Bham, Rahim F. Benekohal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - USA), Outstanding Student Paper Award Winner 
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(58) Evaluating the Presence of In-Vehicle Devices on Driver Performance: Methodological Issues 
Christian Jerome, H.C. Neil Ganey, Patrick Commarford, Brian Oakley, Mustapha Mouloua, Peter A. Hancock (University of Central Florida - USA), Outstanding Student Paper Award Winner 
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(59) Driver and Driving Assessment Issues Associated with the Application of a Secondary Task Technique: A Case Study 
Michael P. Manser, Jacqueline Jenkins (Texas A & M University - USA) 
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(60) Evaluation of a Low-Cost, PC-Based Driving Simulator to Assess Persons with Cognitive Impairments Due to Brain Injury
Jerry Wachtel (The Veridian Group, Inc. - USA), William K. Durfee (University of Minnesota - USA), Theodore J. Rosenthal (Systems Technology, Inc. - USA), Elin Schold-Davis (Sister Kenny Institute - USA), Erica B. Stern (University of Minnesota - USA) 
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(61) Driver Advocate™ Tool 
Chip Wood, Robert Leivian, Noel Massey, Jack Bieker, John Summers (Motorola Labs - USA) 
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(62) A HMD-Based Virtual Reality Driving Simulator 
Ronald R. Mourant (Northeastern University - USA), Maria T. Schultheis (Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation - USA) 
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(63) Meta-Analysis of Crash Risk Factors Among Older Drivers: Application to a Model Program of Driver Screening 
Karlene Ball, Virginia Wadley, Jerri Edwards, David Ball (University of Alabama at Birmingham - USA), Daniel Roenker (Western Kentucky University - USA) 
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(64) Effects of Speed of Visual Processing Training upon Non-Visual Attention in "At-Risk" Older Drivers 
Nicole Skaar, Matthew Rizzo, Kirk Bateman, Steven Anderson (University of Iowa - USA) 
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(65) A Computational Model of Driver Decision Making at an Intersection Controlled by a Traffic Light 
Terry Stanard, Robert J.B. Hutton (Klein Associates, Inc. - USA), Walter Warwick, Stacey McIlwaine, Patricia L. McDermott (Micro Analysis and Design - USA) 
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(66) Investigating Drivers' Traffic Knowledge in Jordan 
Wa'el Awad, Mohammad Rasoul S. Al-
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(67) Socioeconomic Characteristics of Speeding Behavior
Kyungwoo Kang (Hanyang University - Korea) 
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(68) Driver Alertness Detection Research Using Capacitive Sensor Array
Philip W. Kithil (Advanced Safety Concepts, Inc. - USA) 
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(69) The Influence of Conversation, Low-Dose Alcohol and Driving Experience on the Peripheral Vision System 
Peter Langer, M. Kopp, B. Holzner (University of Innsbruck - Austria), W. Magnet (Kuratrium fuer Verkehrssicherheit - Austria) 
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(70) Human Factors in Highway-Rail Crossing Accidents: The Influence of Driver Decision Style 
Mansour Rahimi, Najmedin Meshkati (University of Southern California - USA) 
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(71) Fatigue Countermeasure Using Automatic Real-Time Video Processing of Eye Characteristics 
Jeffrey B. Bishop (Future of Technology and Health, LC - USA), Isaac K. Evans (Evolutionary Heuristics - USA) 
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Technical Session 7 - Commercial Vehicle Operations

(72) Design of a Guidebook for the Acquisition and Use of Driving Simulators for Training Transit Bus Operators 
John F. Brock, Cynthia Jacobs, Richard Buchter (Milestone Group - USA) 
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(73) Improving Safety for Drivers and Fleets: Historical and Innovative Approaches 
Richard Grace (Carnegie Mellon University - USA), Victor Suski (Amercian Associations, USA) 
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(74) Re-Assessment of Driving Simulators for the Training, Testing and Licensing of Commercial Vehicle Drivers 
John Pierowicz (Veridian Engineering - USA), Jerry Robin (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - USA), Valerie J. Gawron (Veridian Engineering - USA) 
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(75) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Research and Technology Initiatives to Enhance Commercial Driver Training, Licensing and Performance Management 
Jerry Robin, Ronald Knipling (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - USA) 
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(76) Value Assessment and Implementation Tradeoffs for Production-Heavy Truck Active Noise Control 
Daniel J. Maguire (Cooper Advanced Technologies - USA) 
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Invited Speaker - Richard Young

(81) Association Between Embedded Cellular Phone Calls and Vehicle Crashes Involving Airbag Deployment 
Richard Young (General Motors Engineering - USA) 
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Technical Session 9 - Infrastructure and In-Vehicle Systems

(77) Developments in Cooperative Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems and Human Factors Implications 
Richard Bishop, Richard Bishop Consulting - USA 
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(78) Infrastructure Systems for Intersection Collision Avoidance 
Robert A. Ferlis (Federal Highway Administration - USA) 
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(79) Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Systems for Intersection Collision Avoidance: Driver Assessment Challenges
Vaughan Inman, Ted Shafer (Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - USA) 
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(80) Effects of Traffic Control Devices and Road Scenes on a Driver's Judgment of Curve Sharpness 
Kenta Suzuki, Takashi Uchida, Toru Hagiwara (Hokkaido University - Japan), Takahiro Ohmi, Roberto A. Tokunaga, Motoki Asano (Civil Engineering Research Institute, Hokkaido Development Bureau - Japan) 
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