Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
02/24/2023
08/30/2022
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2026
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2023
659
0
675
206
0
194
0
0
0
This information collection request (ICR) is for an extension without modification of an ongoing study titled âField Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systemsâ that received OMB approval in 2019. Participation in this information collection is voluntary and respondents will be justly compensated for any participation in the study. Respondents may elect to stop participation at any time during the study but are only compensated for the time they actively participate in the study. The respondent pool consists of individuals who hold a valid Class A commercial driverâs license and are currently employed as a commercial vehicle driver. These respondents are selected through a network of commercial driver fleets that have signed agreements with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). The information collection is for reporting purposes, as data is collected through a pre-field study survey and a post-field study survey. In the first stage, the respondents will complete an Informed Consent Form, a Demographic Questionnaire, and an Initial Crash Avoidance System (CAS) Technology Questionnaire prior to the start of the field study. In the second stage, the field study data is collected through a data acquisition system (DAS) installed in the vehicle and does not impose any additional burden on respondents because data collection through the DAS requires no additional effort from the driver. The DAS is installed during non-work hours and does not require attendance by the driver. The DAS collects data during the respondentâs normal driving for work and does not require any additional driving. After approximately three months of the field study, the final stage of the study involves the participants completing a Final CAS Technology Questionnaire at the end of participation. Each respondent is asked to go through the three stages only one time and each questionnaire is completed only once. The overall study is performed once with a goal of 150 respondents completing the study and questionnaires. Information collected during the study includes demographic information (e.g., age, self-identified gender, driving experience, and experience with CAS technology) and prior experience with crash avoidance technologies. Opinions about crash avoidance technologies are asked in the first and final stages of the study during the pre- and post- field study CAS questionnaires to see if there are changes over time. The DAS will record data from the vehicle and driver in a naturalistic driving environment. VTTI will receive the information from participants. VTTI will de-identify, analyze, and securely store the information. VTTI will provide NHTSA with summary information and analyses that will be used in a final report and presentations available to the general public. The purpose of the collection is to gather demographic information about the drivers and learn whether they trust crash avoidance technology or believe that it will improve their safety. The survey data will be used with naturalistic data from the driverâs vehicle to determine whether a driverâs experiences with crash avoidance technology affects their opinions regarding that technology (i.e. if drivers who experience more alerts have different opinions of the technology). The information collection has received approval by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) per VTTI protocol. This document is an extension to a currently approved ICR. The extension is necessary due to initial delays due to COVID-19 and resulting difficulties in procuring hardware for the DAS. Those delays have been resolved and the VTTI research team has begun collection. As of December 31, 2021, one respondent has completed the study, three are in the field study portion, and one has completed the informed consent document and the pre-field study surveys but still needs to go through the installation portion of stage one and stages two and three of the study.
This extension request updates the burden to reflect the numbers of respondents that are needed to complete the study, an update in the completion time for the informed consent form and the demographic questionnaire, and an update in the mean hourly rate for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Updates in the completion time are based on experience gathered as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, the burden hours and cost provided in the original ICR was the total burden rather than the annual burden. The total burden hours changed from 193.5 hours from the initial request to 206 hours for this extension request. Total opportunity cost changed from a total of $3,900.96 in the initial request to $4,824.52 for this extension request.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form NHTSA Form 1428 Final CAS Technology Questionnaire
60 day notice federal register.pdf
HV CAS Part A Final Form May.docx
Final CAS Technology Survey