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Title: | Impact of perceptual countermeasures on driving behavior at curves using driving simulator | Authors: | AWAN, Hammad PIRDAVANI, Ali Houben, Arne Westhof, Sander ADNAN, Muhammad BRIJS, Tom |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Publisher: | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC | Source: | Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(1), p. 93-99 | Abstract: | Objective: The probability of crash occurrence on horizontal curves is 1.5 to 4 times higher than that on tangent sections. A majority of these crashes are associated with human errors. Therefore, human behavior in curves needs to be corrected. Methodology: In this study, 2 different road marking treatments, optical circles and herringbone patterns, were used to influence driver behavior while entering a curve on a 2-lane rural road section. A driving simulator was used to perform the experiment. The simulated road sections are replicas of 2 real road sections in Flanders. Results: Both treatments were found to reduce speed before entering the curve. However, speed reduction was more gradual when optical circles were used. A herringbone pattern had more influence on lateral position than optical circles by forcing drivers to maintain a safe distance from opposing traffic in the adjacent lane. Conclusion: The study concluded that among other low-cost speed reduction methods, optical circles are effective tools to reduce speed and increase drivers’ attention. Moreover, a herringbone pattern can be used to reduce crashes on curves, mainly for head-on crashes where the main problem is inappropriate lateral position. | Keywords: | Driving simulator; driving behavior; herringbone pattern; horizontal curves; optical circles; road marking | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/27932 | ISSN: | 1538-9588 | e-ISSN: | 1538-957X | DOI: | 10.1080/15389588.2018.1532568 | ISI #: | WOS:000463580500012 | Rights: | Copyright 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2020 |
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