Positive Guidance and Older Motorists

Positive Guidance and Older Motorists
Author: Frances A. Greene
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1996
Genre: Older automobile drivers
ISBN:

This is a field manual designed for maintenance supervisors and resident engineers responsible for repair and replacement of traffic control devices on highways and streets. Standards and practices have not always taken into account the realities of the performance to be expected from a growing minority in the United States, the older motorist. After describing some aspects of older motorist performance in basic terms, sections are presented on signing, signals, pavement markings and other traffic control provisions. Using the principles of Positive Guidance pioneered by Alexander and Lunenfeld of the Federal Highway Administration, suggestions are offered for improving the flow of information from the highway to the older motorist, which indirectly makes driving easier for everybody.

Handbook of Human Factors in Litigation

Handbook of Human Factors in Litigation
Author: Y. Ian Noy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1031
Release: 2004-12-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203490290

Using ergonomics in forensics can help prevent the recurrence of system failures through engineering or administrative controls. It can also raise the level of concern among professionals and the public regarding product, workplace, and service safety due to perceived exposure to liability. Even with such a potentially important and broad impact, f