Human Factors Crash Analysis
A pending investigation may necessitate input from a specialist in human factors crash analysis. Their role may be to determine whether a driver’s actions were within reason given the information available at the time of a crash. The focus of a human factors crash analysis often but not always involves behavioral and cognitive aspects of perception and response.
Examples of issues we address in human factors crash analysis:
Examples of issues we address in human factors crash analysis:
Left-turn crashes | Driver behavior |
Rear-end crashes | Nightime recognition |
Pedestrian collisions | Perception and response |
Backing collisions | Crash avoidance |
Work zone crashes | Gap acceptance |
Bicycles & Motorcycles | Environment influences |
A partial list of example settings:
- Highways
- Streets
- Intersections
- Crosswalks
- Parking lots
- Military base
- National forest
- Rental car facility
- University campus
Credentials
Joe Cohen (partial list)- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology (1997), University of California, Riverside
- Master of Arts (MA), Psychology, Human Factors and Applied-Experimental option (2000), California State University, Northridge
- Master of Science (MS), Industrial-Organizational Psychology (2005), Alliant International University, San Diego
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Industrial-Organizational Psychology, industrial emphasis track (2009), Alliant International University, San Diego
- Certified Human Factors Professional, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics
- Certified Hazard Control Manager, International Board for Certification Services Management
- Certified XL Tribometrist, Excel Tribometers, LLC
- Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Safety Technical Group, Forensics Professional Technical Group
- Member, American Society of Safety Professionals
- Member, ASTM International
- Member, International Code Council
- Associate Editor, Ergonomics in Design, Sage Publications (2014-2018)