The effect of tire grip on learning driving skill and driving style: A driving simulator study
There is a need for training methods that improve the driving skill and driving style of novice drivers. Previous research in motor learning has shown that degrading the task conditions during practice can enhance long-term retention performance. Inspired by these findings, this study investigated the effects of the tire-road friction coefficient on learning a self-paced lane-keeping task in a driving simulator. A sample of 63 young and inexperienced drivers were divided into three groups, low grip (LG), normal grip (NG) and high grip (HG), who practiced driving with a friction coefficient of 0.45, 0.90, and 1.80, respectively. All groups drove six 8 min sessions on a road with curves in a rural environment: four practice sessions, an immediate retention session, and a delayed retention session on the next day. The two retention sessions were driven with normal-grip tires. The results show that LG drove with lower speed than NG during practice and retention. Transferring from the last practice session to the immediate retention session, LG's workload decreased, as measured with a secondary task, whereas HG's workload increased. During the immediate retention session, LG had less road departures than HG, but HG drove closer to the lane center in curves than the other two groups. HG reported elevated confidence during practice, but not in retention. In conclusion, this simulator-based study showed that practicing with low-grip tires resulted in lower driving speeds during retention tests, an effect which persisted overnight. These results have potential implications for the way drivers are trained.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
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Authors:
- de Groot, S
- Centeno Ricote, F
- de Winter, J C F
- Publication Date: 2012-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 413-426
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 15
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver education; Driver errors; Driver experience; Driver training; Driving simulators; Learning; Rolling contact; Rolling friction; Young adults
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lane keeping
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01376360
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 25 2012 3:57PM