Enhancing School Zone Safety: Case Studies in Puerto Rico using Driving Simulation

The objective of this research was to evaluate driver behavior when approaching a school zone and the effectiveness of a new combination of road signage and pavement markings. The strategy behind the use of new traffic control devices (TCDs) in the driving simulator was to evaluate their effectiveness in controlling drivers’ speeds. Two school zones located in the western region of Puerto Rico were used in a driving simulation experiment to compare the drivers’ performance in existing conditions and a new TCD configuration. A survey was conducted to explore drivers’ level of knowledge about TCDs in school zones to assist in the development of the simulation scenarios.

• Dataset URL:
  https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TUD094
• Record URL:
  http://safersim.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/final_reports/C%203%20Y1%20UPR%20_Final%20Report.pdf
• 
• Dataset URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42635
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42283
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. Supporting datasets available at: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TUD094; https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42635
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

  Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying
  Mayaguez, Puerto Rico  United States 

  Safety Research Using Simulation University Transportation Center (SaferSim)

  University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Díaz, Didier M Valdés
  • 0000-0003-1915-3464
  • Ríos, Benjamin Colucci
  • 0000-0002-8857-8442
  • Medina, Alberto M Figueroa
  • 0000-0002-2635-4988
  • Torres, Enid M Colón
  • 0000-0002-9400-6141
  • Ibarra, María X Rojas
  • 0000-0002-8033-3192
  • Rosario, Ricardo E García
  • 0000-0001-5808-6175
  • Canela, Yindhira Y Taveras
  • 0000-0001-6502-4351
  • López, Ivelisse M Ramos
  • 0000-0002-3680-7581
  • Román, Carolyn M Arroyo
  • 0000-0002-5763-9396
• Publication Date: 2019-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 122p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Case studies; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving simulators; Operating speed; Road markings; Schools; Speed zones; Surveys; Traffic signs
• Geographic Terms: Puerto Rico
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01712409
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747131
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 2019 10:35PM