Abstract
Some aspects which involve the interaction of the human element and of the machine element in driving are discussed. As an example a simple equation is derived for the maximum safe speed of a car on an empty road. The parameters of the equation are partly of physiological nature, partly of mechanical nature. Another example treats in a similar manner the problem of a car passing another car moving in the same direction.
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Rashevsky, N. Some remarks on the mathematical aspects of automobile driving. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 21, 299–308 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477918
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477918