Naturalistic Driving Study (Data Analysis)

Goal:

To analyze the collected naturalistic driving data from the recently completed Onboard Monitoring System (OBMS) Field Operational Test (FOT) in order to identify safety-critical events and determine factors related to the occurrence of safety-critical events.

Background:

The recently completed OBMS FOT collected continuous naturalistic driving data for over 200 trucks and buses. This project will analyze the continuous naturalistic driving dataset from the OBMS FOT to identify safety-critical events and determine factors related to the occurrence of safety-critical events.

Summary:

The study will:

Determine whether driving hour is related to increased crash risk.
Assess fatigue and distraction as it relates to crash risk.

The study will also analyze the data to answer questions regarding risk of SCEs including:

Hands-free and handheld cell phone use.
Tasks in which drivers engage prior to involvement in SCEs.
Environmental conditions.
Eyes off forward roadway.
Driver drowsiness.
Time-on-task.

Outcomes:

A report that identifies factors related to safety-critical events using naturalistic driving data; the report will address driving hours, fatigue, and distraction.

Milestones:

October 2016: Kick-off meeting.
October 2016: Revised work plan.
August 2017: Peer review report.
September 2017: Institutional Review Board application and approval.
July 2018: Draft final report.
August 2018: Peer review report.
September 2018: Reduced data set and public-use data set; final report and research brief.

Funding:

FY 2016: $820,006.00

Current Status:

Active—Project awarded.

Project Manager:

For more information, contact Terri Hallquist of the Research Division at (202) 366-1064 or theresa.hallquist@dot.gov.

Contractor:

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Last updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2016

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