DO 'VISIBLE' VEHICLE DETECTORS REALLY INFLUENCE DRIVER BEHAVIOUR?

The research use of vehicle detectors requires temporary installations and hence visible detector systems and their effect on driver behaviour is a concern to researchers. Arrb is developing an "invisible" detector system based on optical sensors. Both the optical sensors and electromechanical treadle sensors were used during a pilot stage of a project in which the ability to identify individual vehicles and to measure their "performance" is being determined. This allowed some data to be collected on the influence of sensor visibility on driver behaviour. This technical note describes the experiment, the detectors used and the results obtained. No differences in speed were found between vehicles detected by the two types of sensors. Reasons for the null result and possible extrapolation of the results are briefly discussed. It is concluded that the new detectors have promise and considerable potential for research requiring relatively complex sensor arrays. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Johnston, I R
  • Fraser, P J
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 219-222
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Detection and identification; Detectors; Drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Motor vehicles; Sensors; Speed; Traffic speed; Vehicle detectors; Vehicles; Visibility
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 9115: Detection; 1772: Driver; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6120: Sensor; 5408: Speed; 1255: Vehicle; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM