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TitleThe Australian Naturalistic Driving Study: from beginnings to launch
AuthorsWilliamson A, Grzebieta R, Eusebio J, Zheng WY, Wall JP, Charlton J, Lenned M, Haley J, Barnes B, Rakotonirainy A, Woolley JE, Senserrick T, Young KL, Haworth N, Regan M, Cockfield S, Healy D, Cavallo A, Di Stefano M, Wong HL, Cameron I, Cornish M
Year2015
TypeConference Paper
AbstractThe Australian Naturalistic Driving Study (ANDS), a ground-breaking study of Australian driver behaviour and performance, was officially launched on April 21st, 2015 at UNSW. The ANDS project will provide a realistic perspective on the causes of vehicle crashes and near miss crash events, along with the roles speeding, distraction and other factors have on such events. A total of 360 volunteer drivers across NSW and Victoria - 180 in NSW and 180 in Victoria - will be monitored by a Data Acquisition System (DAS) recording continuously for 4 months their driving behaviour using a suite of cameras and sensors. Participants’ driving behaviour (e.g. gaze), the behaviour of their vehicle (e.g. speed, lane position) and the behaviour of other road users with whom they interact in normal and safety-critical situations will be recorded. Planning of the ANDS commenced over two years ago in June 2013 when the Multi-Institutional Agreement for a grant supporting the equipment purchase and assembly phase was signed by parties involved in this large scale $4 million study (5 university accident research centres, 3 government regulators, 2 third party insurers and 2 industry partners). The program’s second development phase commenced a year later in June 2014 after a second grant was awarded. This paper presents an insider's view into that two year process leading up to the launch, and outlines issues that arose in the set-up phase of the study and how these were addressed. This information will be useful to other organisations considering setting up an NDS.
Conference Name2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference
Conference AbbreviationARSC15
Conference LocationGold Coast, Australia
Conference Date14-16 October 2015
NotesFreely available online https://acrs.org.au/files/papers/arsc/2015/WilliamsonA%20277%20The%20Australian%20naturalistic%20driver%20study.pdf

Reference
Williamson A, Grzebieta R, Eusebio J, Zheng WY, Wall JP, Charlton J, Lenned M, Haley J, Barnes B, Rakotonirainy A, Woolley JE, Senserrick T, Young KL, Haworth N, Regan M, Cockfield S, Healy D, Cavallo A, Di Stefano M, Wong HL, Cameron I, Cornish M (2015). The Australian Naturalistic Driving Study: from beginnings to launch. 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 14-16 October 2015.