THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUMBLE AREAS AS A DRIVER ALERTING DEVICE

The aim of the study was to develop an audible driver alerting device consisting of a series of areas of coarse textured surfacing. The specification for the length and spacing of the areas was developed by simulating in the laboratory the effects of driving over various patterns using a car simulator and recorded road noise. In the final simulator experiments subjects were asked to judge the various noise patterns using a variety of rating scales. The specification for the construction of the high noise surfaces was obtained by testing a number of different surfaces on the laboratory's test-track.(a) /TRRL/

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WATTS, G R
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: AA Balkema Limited
  • Publisher: AA Balkema
  • ISSN: 0869-610899

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Coarse aggregates; Coarse grained materials; Comfort; Drivers; Laboratories; Reaction time; Rumble strips; Simulation; Skid resistance; Smoothness; Sound level; Specifications; Surfacing; Test procedures; Testing; Texture; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• ITRD Terms: 2238: Attention; 9004: Coarse (mater); 9138: Comfort; 1772: Driver; 3071: Evenness; 6237: Laboratory (not an organization); 2849: Rumble strip; 9103: Simulation; 3031: Skid resistance; 6747: Sound level; 177: Specifications; 3053: Surface texture; 2972: Surfacing; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165673
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM