Research of drivers' attitudes to the front brake light

The front brake light (FBL) is not an entirely new idea. It appeared already in 1920. However, the front brake light did not enter traffic for almost a century. The breakthrough came only in 2017. At that time, a practical experiment began at the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany. This experiment required the installation of green LED lights on airport vehicles. Most airport employees expressed positive opinions about this new device. Therefore, the next stage of the project takes place in Slovakia. Such an experiment requires a much larger number of vehicles with FBL in as small an area as possible due to their concentration. This article describes the principle of operation of FBL, its execution and justification of the colour of the light. It also theoretically describes examples of traffic situations in which FBL is helpful. The research in this article uses a traffic-sociological questionnaire, which is described and summarily evaluated. Many respondents were professional drivers. Up to 80% of them would like to have FBL in traffic. Other results, described in the text, are also interesting. The authors also confirmed the hypothesis that drivers assume the positive impact of FBL on road safety.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.124
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146523004209
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Čulík, Kristián
  • Poliak, Miloš
  • Kalašová, Alica
  • Štefancová, Vladimíra
• Conference:
  • TRANSCOM 2023: 15th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable, Modern and Safe Transport
  • Location: Mikulov , Czech Republic
  • Date: 2023-5-29 to 2023-5-31
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 149-156
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake lamps; Traffic crashes; Vehicle design; Vehicle factors in crashes; Vehicle front end; Vehicle safety
• Geographic Terms: Berlin (Germany)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01916445
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2024 10:49AM