Effectiveness of Driver Compensation to Avoid Vehicle Collision under Visual Field Contraction
| Autor: | Toshiyuki Inagaki, Makoto Itoh, Jieun Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Visually impaired
Computer science Driving simulator Field of view Collision Automotive engineering Visual field Medical Terminology Sight 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry 030212 general & internal medicine Road traffic Simulation Medical Assisting and Transcription |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 60:1911-1915 |
| ISSN: | 1071-1813 2169-5067 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1541931213601436 |
| Popis: | Visual field contraction is an important contributing factor to road traffic accidents. Visually impaired drivers may compensate for the adverse effects of the visual field contraction. This study investigated the effectiveness of two types of compensation: (1) reducing vehicle speed and (2) looking around more frequently. Furthermore, we focused on a hazardous event, where a hazardous object comes into driver’s field of view again after passing out of sight. We conducted an experiment by using a driving simulator and special eyeglasses that reduce healthy people’s field of view to approximately 10 degrees. We set up 3 experimental conditions: driving without contraction, driving with contraction following two different instructions: reduce speed or look around more frequently. Statistically, reducing speed was effective in reducing the risk of collision compared to looking around frequently. However, it was difficult to determine whether the drivers recognized the hazard or not based on driver’s behavioral data or an interview that carried out to check whether participants recognize the hazard after collision. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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