Driver stopping behavior at stop-controlled intersections with sightline limitations

Though drivers approaching a stop-sign-controlled intersection are legally required to stop at the limit line if one is present, it is well established that many drivers fail to do so. At many intersections, stopping at the limit line does not afford drivers a full view of approaching traffic, so drivers must travel past the limit line to overcome sightline obstructions including vegetation, buildings, or parked vehicles. In the present observational study, typical driver stopping/slowing behavior was studied via a camera placed at three stop-sign-controlled T-intersections. The presence of buildings at the corner of two intersections, obstructing drivers’ sightlines, explained variation in stopping behaviors across intersections. While drivers were more likely to stop at these two intersections, they reached a minimum speed further past the limit line. The findings support overcoming sight restrictions as one possible reason for the commonly observed behavior of drivers slowing or stopping beyond the limit line.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641350
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2019 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Authors:
  • Kolarik, Branden S
  • Phillips, Kyra B
  • Zimmermann, Jacqueline F
  • Krauss, David A
• Publication Date: 2020-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1471-1475
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • Volume: 64
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 2169-5067
  • EISSN: 1071-1813
  • Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pro

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cameras; Drivers; Human factors; Intersections; Line of sight; Stop signs; T intersections
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01770270
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 2021 5:48PM