A simulator study on the impact of traffic calming measures in urban areas on driving behavior and workload
| Autor: | Stijn Daniels, Caroline Ariën, Geert Wets, Kris Brijs, Ellen M.M. Jongen, Tom Brijs |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department Clinical Psychology, RS-Research Line Clinical psychology (part of IIESB program) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Engineering Urban Population Deceleration Poison control Driving simulator Cognition DRIVERS Safety Risk Reliability and Quality geography.geographical_feature_category Accidents Traffic Workload Middle Aged CURVES Traffic calming measures Hit rate Female Safety Adult Automobile Driving Human Factors and Ergonomics Urban area Transport engineering Young Adult Acceleration Road safety engineering Reaction Time Humans Computer Simulation SPEED COGNITIVE WORKLOAD Simulation geography COMPLEXITY business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE PERFORMANCE ROAD ENVIRONMENT TASK EXPERIENCE Environment Design Rural area Traffic calming business Psychomotor Performance |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis and Prevention, 61, 43-53. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD Arien, C, Jongen, E M M, Brijs, K, Brijs, T, Daniels, S & Wets, G 2013, ' A simulator study on the impact of traffic calming measures in urban areas on driving behavior and workload ', Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 61, pp. 43-53 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.044 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.044 |
| Popis: | This study examined the impact of traffic calming measures (TCM) on major roads in rural and urban areas. More specifically we investigated the effect of gate constructions located at the entrance of the urban area and horizontal curves within the urban area on driving behavior and workload. Forty-six participants completed a 34 km test-drive on a driving simulator with eight thoroughfare configurations, i.e., 2 (curves: present, absent) × 2 (gates: present, absent) × 2 (peripheral detection task (PDT): present, absent) in a within-subject design. PDT performance (mean response time (RT) and hit rate) indicated that drivers experienced the road outside the urban area as cognitively less demanding relative to the more complex road environment inside the urban area. Whereas curves induced a speed reduction that was sustained throughout the entire urban area, variability of acceleration/deceleration and lateral position were increased. In addition, PDT performance indicated higher workload when curves were present (versus absent). Gate constructions locally reduced speed (i.e., shortly before and after the entrance) and slightly increased variability of acceleration/deceleration and lateral position nearby the entrance. However, the effects on SDL-A/D and SDLP are too small to expect traffic safety problems. It can be concluded that both curves and gate constructions can improve traffic safety. Notwithstanding, the decision to implement these measures will depend on contextual factors such as whether the road serves a traffic-, rather than a residential function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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