EP 60-Jeff Muttart - Human Factors

04/09/22 • 67 min

Jeffrey W. Muttart is currently the Director of Research and Consulting Services for Crash Safety Research Center, LLC. He is also an Adjunct Instructor at Northwestern University Center for Public Safety where his research interests include pedestrian walking speeds, vehicle acceleration choice, nighttime recognition distance, headlight illumination related to nighttime recognition, driver perception-response times in emergency situations, and many other items such as the influence of alcohol, fatigue, age, and drugs on a driver's response. Joins us as Dr. Muttart discusses the importance of human factors in accident investigations.
Originally aired on Mar. 17, 2022

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Forensics Talks - EP 60-Jeff Muttart - Human Factors

Transcript

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Hello there, everyone. This is Eugene Liscio and welcome to Forensics Talks. This is episode 60. And today my guest is Dr. Jeffrey Muttart, who is going to be talking to us about human factors, especially as they are applied to vehicle accidents.
00;00;44;26 - 00;01;02;28
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And I think what's interesting about Jeff's work is that it has applications in many other areas, not just an accident reconstruction. So, I'll be asking him about a lo