ARTICULATING COOPERATIVES SYSTEMS AND DRIVER BEHAVIOUR THEORIES

Abstract. There has been increased research interest in Co-operative Vehicle Infrastructure Systems (CVIS) from the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). However most of the research have focused on the engineering aspects and overlooked their relevance to the drivers ’ behaviour. This paper argues that the priority for cooperative systems is the need to improve drivers decision making and reduce drivers’ crash risk exposure to improve road safety. Therefore any engineering solutions need to be considered in conjuction with traffic psychology theories on driver behaviour. This paper explores the advantages and limitations of existing systems and emphasizes various theoretical issues that arise in articulating cooperative systems ’ capabilities and drivers ’ behaviour.