Common use of Purpose of the Study Clause in Contracts

Purpose of the Study. You are being asked to take part in a research study examining the use of a Connected Vehicle Device (henceforth referred to as the ‘Study Device’). The Study Device has been developed for use by drivers to improve awareness and reduce the occurrence and severity of crashes. The Study Device is ‘Investigational’ which means that the Study Device is being tested for its ability to improve safety by the United States Department of Transportation. Approximately 250-500 private automobile drivers 18 years of age and older will participate in this study as operators of vehicles equipped with a Study Device. There are also over 350 Central Ohio Transit Authority (▇▇▇▇) buses and supervisor vehicles, over 250 City of Columbus fleet, police, fire, and emergency vehicles, along with 10 private freight heavy duty vehicles (HDV) participating in this study. Participation will involve installation of the Study Device in your vehicle and driving with the Study Device in your vehicle from July 2020 to March 2021 in the study area. A map of the study area is available in this registration facility and included at the end of this Informed Consent Document. This Study Device will be used to alert you to some specific developing roadway hazards described later in this document. Study Staff will be passively collecting data from the Study Device and conduct surveys in order to better evaluate the use of the Study Device in the study area.