A TravTek evaluation found that the availability of navigational information may help reduce travel stress for drivers in unfamiliar areas; 38 percent of rental car users and 63 percent of local drivers found the device helpful for finding specific destinations in unfamiliar territory.
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Orlando, Florida, United States
Orlando,
Florida,
United States
TravTek Evaluation: Rental and Local User Study
Summary Information
The availability of navigational information may help reduce travel stress for drivers in unfamiliar areas. Thirty-eight (38) percent of rental car users and 63 percent of local drivers found the device helpful for finding specific destinations in unfamiliar territory.
TravTek Evaluation: Rental and Local User Study
TravTek Evaluation: Rental and Local User Study
Source Publication Date
03/02/1996
Publisher
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT
Other Reference Number
Report No. FHWA-RD-96-028
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traveler Information »
En-Route Guidance (TI03)
,
Vehicle Safety »
Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)
Goal Areas