Analyzing Driver-Pedestrian Interaction in a Mixed-Street Environment Using a Driving Simulator
This paper presents the design, analysis and results of a driving simulator experiment conducted to study the interaction between drivers and pedestrians in a mixed-street environment. Ninety-six students of the American University of Beirut (AUB) participated in the experiment that took place in the Transportation and Infrastructure Laboratory in AUB. The study looked at the driver-pedestrian interaction from the driver's perspective, by quantifying the effects of different scenario variables on the driving behavior of the participants. Kruskall-Wallis test shows that drivers' behavior in proximity of pedestrians tends to be significantly less aggressive when their approach velocity is lower, curb-side parking is not allowed, a crosswalk exists, and the number of pedestrians crossing the street is higher. A discrete choice model for the yielding behavior of the drivers was also developed as a function of different predictor variables. Five out of the six predictors considered (except for gender) had a significant effect on the yielding behavior, with very significant effects of curb-side parking, number of pedestrians crossing, and approach velocity. The model was then used to evaluate the effect of policy variables on the yielding probabilities of the drivers. The results of this study lead to a better understanding of drivers' behavior and their interaction with pedestrians, and help planners propose and evaluate safety measures and traffic calming techniques to reduce the risks on pedestrians.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AND30 Standing Committee on Simulation and Measurement of Vehicle and Operator Performance.
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Authors:
- Obeid, Hassan
- Abkarian, Hoseb
- Abou Zeid, Maya
- Kaysi, Isam
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Simulation; Traffic conflicts
- Geographic Terms: Beirut (Lebanon)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01623688
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-00481
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 25 2017 3:08PM