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310 A p p e n d i x L The Naturalistic Driving Study is a large research effort directed at improving Highway Safety in the United States where more than 30,000 people are killed and 2 million are injured every year in highway-related accidents. The study will help research- ers gain a deeper understanding of the interaction between the driver, vehicle and roadway and lead to safer roadways, vehicles, and driver training programs. The SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driv- ing Study will look at how people normally drive by install- ing cameras and sensors in peopleâs own vehicles. The study is being conducted at six locations across the United States with up to 3,300 participants. Participation will range from four months to two years. About 370 participants will be minors. If you decide to participate in the study, we will install several pieces of data collection equipment in the vehicle you normally drive. The equipment will collect data continuously, from the time the vehicle is turned on until it is turned off. There will be video of your face, arms, and legs that will tell us what you do while you drive. There will also be video of the forward road- way and the roadway behind the vehicle. GPS will provide the location of the vehicle. Sensors will measure speed, braking, turn signal use and other vehicle and driver behaviors. The risk while driving will be the same as the risk of driv- ing when not in the study. Although there is only a low prob- ability of occurrence, the biggest risk believed to be associated with participation in this study is the possibility that some- one could obtain your data and use it in a way that harms you legally, financially, or emotionally. To prevent this, we have taken several steps to ensure your confidentiality and the confidentiality of your passengers and other people who drive your car. ⢠A Certificate of Confidentiality has been obtained from the National Institutes of Health. With this Certificate, the researchers and study sponsors cannot be forced to disclose information that may identify you, even by a court subpoena, in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings. ⢠The data will be encrypted (made unreadable) from the time it is collected until it is transferred to a high security data center. Once it is at the data center, care will be taken that the data are only used for legitimate research purposes. ⢠Data that can identify you, such as video of your face and the GPS locations of your home, work, or school, will be handled with extra care and will only be available to select researchers in a secure data center. ⢠The data of other drivers who have not signed a consent form will be deleted after data processing identifies them as unconsented drivers. No identifying information will be collected on passengers. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to do the following things: ⢠Provide us with proof of a valid U.S. driverâs license, vehicle insurance, and vehicle ownership (or written permission from the vehicleâs owner). ⢠Undergo a consent process which includes reviewing and signing an informed consent form. ⢠Allow us to install the data collection equipment in the vehicle. ⢠Undergo tests of vision, memory, decision making, atten- tion, body movement, and strength. ⢠Complete questionnaires about your health and your driving behavior, history, and knowledge. ⢠If you are in a crash, we may ask you later to participate in an interview about the crash and allow us to look at the police accident report. There is compensation for participation in the study equivalent to $42 per month (with a minimum enrollment of 4 months). Participant Information Sheet
