Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study
<p dir="ltr">Transition zones are a road section where posted speed drops from higher to lower limits. Due to the sudden changes in posted speed limits and road environment, drivers usually do not adapt to the posted speed limits and underestimate their traveling speed. Previous stud...
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| author | Qinaat Hussain (15294164) |
| author2 | Wael K.M. Alhajyaseen (16936908) Nora Reinolsmann (16931784) Kris Brijs (8693589) Ali Pirdavani (706668) Geert Wets (706672) Tom Brijs (570863) |
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| author_facet | Qinaat Hussain (15294164) Wael K.M. Alhajyaseen (16936908) Nora Reinolsmann (16931784) Kris Brijs (8693589) Ali Pirdavani (706668) Geert Wets (706672) Tom Brijs (570863) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Qinaat Hussain (15294164) Wael K.M. Alhajyaseen (16936908) Nora Reinolsmann (16931784) Kris Brijs (8693589) Ali Pirdavani (706668) Geert Wets (706672) Tom Brijs (570863) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916 |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Optical_pavement_treatments_and_their_impact_on_speed_and_lateral_position_at_transition_zones_A_driving_simulator_study/24087621 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Engineering Automotive engineering Civil engineering Transition zones Optical treatments Driving simulator Road safety Speed calming Pavement markings |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Transition zones are a road section where posted speed drops from higher to lower limits. Due to the sudden changes in posted speed limits and road environment, drivers usually do not adapt to the posted speed limits and underestimate their traveling speed. Previous studies have highlighted that crash rates are usually higher in these sections. This study aims at improving the safety at transition zones by introducing perceptual measures that are tested using a driving simulator. The proposed measures are speed limit pavement markings with a gradual increase of brightness and/or size that were placed at transition zones in simulation scenarios replicating the real-world environment of the Doha Expressway in Qatar. These innovative measures aim to produce the impression of increased speed that could stimulate drivers to better adapt speed limits. The driving behavior of 81 drivers possessing a valid Qatari driving license was recorded with a driving simulator interfaced with STISIM Drive® 3. Results showed that pavement markings combining size and brightness manipulations were the most effective treatment, keeping drivers' traveling speed significantly below the traveling speed recorded in the untreated control condition. In this regard, the maximum mean speed reductions of 5.3 km/h and 4.6 km/h were observed for this treatment at the first transition (120 to 100 km/h) and second transition (100 to 80 km/h) zones, respectively. Regarding the variations in drivers' lateral position, the results showed that the proposed pavement markings did not negatively influence drivers' lateral control on the road as the maximum observed standard deviation of lateral position was around 0.065 m. This study shows that the proposed pavement markings are recommended for improving the speed adaptation of drivers in the transition zones.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Accident Analysis & Prevention<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916</a></p> |
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| spelling | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator studyQinaat Hussain (15294164)Wael K.M. Alhajyaseen (16936908)Nora Reinolsmann (16931784)Kris Brijs (8693589)Ali Pirdavani (706668)Geert Wets (706672)Tom Brijs (570863)EngineeringAutomotive engineeringCivil engineeringTransition zonesOptical treatmentsDriving simulatorRoad safetySpeed calmingPavement markings<p dir="ltr">Transition zones are a road section where posted speed drops from higher to lower limits. Due to the sudden changes in posted speed limits and road environment, drivers usually do not adapt to the posted speed limits and underestimate their traveling speed. Previous studies have highlighted that crash rates are usually higher in these sections. This study aims at improving the safety at transition zones by introducing perceptual measures that are tested using a driving simulator. The proposed measures are speed limit pavement markings with a gradual increase of brightness and/or size that were placed at transition zones in simulation scenarios replicating the real-world environment of the Doha Expressway in Qatar. These innovative measures aim to produce the impression of increased speed that could stimulate drivers to better adapt speed limits. The driving behavior of 81 drivers possessing a valid Qatari driving license was recorded with a driving simulator interfaced with STISIM Drive® 3. Results showed that pavement markings combining size and brightness manipulations were the most effective treatment, keeping drivers' traveling speed significantly below the traveling speed recorded in the untreated control condition. In this regard, the maximum mean speed reductions of 5.3 km/h and 4.6 km/h were observed for this treatment at the first transition (120 to 100 km/h) and second transition (100 to 80 km/h) zones, respectively. Regarding the variations in drivers' lateral position, the results showed that the proposed pavement markings did not negatively influence drivers' lateral control on the road as the maximum observed standard deviation of lateral position was around 0.065 m. This study shows that the proposed pavement markings are recommended for improving the speed adaptation of drivers in the transition zones.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Accident Analysis & Prevention<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916</a></p>2021-02-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.aap.2020.105916https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Optical_pavement_treatments_and_their_impact_on_speed_and_lateral_position_at_transition_zones_A_driving_simulator_study/24087621CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/240876212021-02-01T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study Qinaat Hussain (15294164) Engineering Automotive engineering Civil engineering Transition zones Optical treatments Driving simulator Road safety Speed calming Pavement markings |
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| title | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| title_full | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| title_fullStr | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| title_short | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| title_sort | Optical pavement treatments and their impact on speed and lateral position at transition zones: A driving simulator study |
| topic | Engineering Automotive engineering Civil engineering Transition zones Optical treatments Driving simulator Road safety Speed calming Pavement markings |