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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) funded this project to provide an independent evaluation of a commercially available onboard safety monitoring (OBSM) system. Participating drivers drove a truck instrumented with data collection equipment (e.g., two video cameras and three accelerometers) for 17 consecutive weeks while they made their normal, revenue-producing deliveries. During the 4-week Baseline phase, the OBM device recorded safety-related events; however, the feedback light on the OBSM device was disabled and safety managers did not have access to the recorded safety-related events to provide feedback to drivers. During the 13-week Intervention phase, the feedback light on the OBSM device was activated and safety managers had access to the recorded safety-related events and followed the coaching protocol with drivers (when necessary). Carrier A significantly reduced the mean rate of recorded safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled from Baseline to Intervention by 37 percent (p = 0.046), while Carrier B significantly reduced the mean rate of recorded safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled from Baseline to Intervention by 52.2 percent (p = 0.03). The results suggest the combination of OBM and behavioral coaching was responsible for the reduction in the mean rate of safety-related events/10,000 miles traveled at Carriers A and B.

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10-0063

English

16p

2010

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (4) ; Photos (2) ; References (25)

Data collection; Driver education; Driver support systems; Freight transportation; Highway safety; Monitoring; Real time information; Traffic crashes; Truck drivers; Vehicle electronics

Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-0063

TRIS, TRB

Jan 25 2010 10:07AM