Considerations on speed selection and risk homeostasis in driving.
Risk-taking behavior by drivers is put within the context of a general model of utility maximization by speed choice. It is shown that so-called "risk homeostasis" is possible only under very restrictive conditions. Under more general conditions, risk compensation can occur; that is, the safety effects expected from engineering measures will be discounted to a considerable degree by shifts in behavior.
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Institute for Perception TNO, Soesterberg, The Netherlands.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001519:Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic