Exploring the causes of frequent accidents at highway tunnel exits: Coupling analysis of the slack effect and white hole effect in extra-long tunnels
In this paper, the causes of frequent traffic accidents at the exits of highway tunnels are investigated. This study recruited 34 subjects to conduct vehicle experiments using an illumination meter, eye tracker, Smarter Eye and OBD to measure the illumination, eye movement characteristics, driving trajectory, and speed while driving in a tunnel exit. A questionnaire was used to investigate drivers’ subjective feelings while driving. The change trend of each indicator in the area near the tunnel exit was analyzed, and the relationships among the light environment, driver physiology, driving behavior, and driver psychology were explored. The psychological and physiological inconsistency phenomenon and abnormal acceleration behavior were observed at the tunnel exit, and the slack effect was verified. As the tunnel exit area is driven through, with the rapid increase in illumination, the rate of change of the driver’s pupil area increases, and the distance between the vehicle and the tunnel sidewall increases. It is unreasonable that in a tunnel exit with a poor traffic environment, some drivers experience psychological slack and tend to increase their speed and accelerate out of the tunnel. The slack effect is observed in most drivers, approximately 79.4% of the total. The white hole effect interferes with drivers’ vision and reduces their ability to obtain traffic information. The slack effect reduces drivers’ attention and increases vehicle speed. A coupling effect exists between the white hole and slack effects, which together threaten traffic safety at the tunnel exit.
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Authors:
- Yang, Yongzheng
- Alonso, Francisco
- Faus, Mireia
- Du, Zhigang
- Mei, Jialin
- Publication Date: 2024-10
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 288-305
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Volume: 106
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1369-8478
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash rates; Driver performance; Off ramps; Physiology; Psychological aspects; Tunnels
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
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- Accession Number: 01930766
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 16 2024 4:51PM