Abstract

This research focused on the modelling of realistic "human like" driving behaviour for the purpose of studying and understanding the complex interactions that lead to accidents. The ultimate goal of which is to develop a driver behaviour model that can be used in simulations to analyze and understand driving behaviour and human errors for the purpose of increasing road safety. A rigid and practical psychological model was selected as the conceptual basis for a software model that was designed and implemented in a micro-simulation environment. The driver behaviour model extends the current simulation providing more realistic traffic and driving conditions in a flexible framework. The research covers the areas of traffic safety, human factors engineering and psychology. Ultimately a driver model design will be developed and implemented in TNO.s simulation environment MARS.