Errors in routine driving tasks: a model and proposed analysis technique

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Abstract
Models of behaviour and cognitive errors are briefly reviewed. A model derived from the work of Reason and Rasmussen is applied to the analysis of accidents at a crossroad in Friesland where the bulk of accidents occurred to drivers familiar with the location. Detailed application of the predicted error mechanisms to the steps of the driving task allows testable hypotheses to be formulated to differentiate between a number of possible causes of the accidents. The implications for research into accidents during routine driving tasks are discussed.