Leveraging the Second Strategic Highway Research Program Naturalistic Driving Study: Examining Driver Behavior When Entering Rural High-Speed Intersections

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this research was to produce actionable insight into transportation safety by leveraging the SHRP2 databases. Specifically, this research aimed to explore and quantify the stopping and scanning behaviors of drivers as they approached and entered rural high-speed intersections. The use of NDS data represents an important addition to the body of knowledge concerning driver behavior at intersections by leveraging the higher degree of ecological validity relative to driving simulators. Secondary objectives include assessing SHRP2’s ability to address further questions of safety and increasing awareness and understanding of relevant analysis techniques and methods.