Inhibitory Effects of Drowsiness on Drivers using Specific Music

The effects of music on drivers' biological signals (HBR and pulse wave) and driving operations were studied using a driving simulator. Subjects' driving performance and biological signals were changes depending on the quantity of musical stimuli (pop music and acoustic music). Especially, whenthe subjects listened to large amount of musical stimuli, they could keepin an awake state for longer. In addition, the time until falling asleep was obviously different with or without music according to the result of video footage. In the future, it maybe control drivers' states and prevent dangerous driving such as drowsy, hasty or excited driving using music. However this may be affected by driver's memory and emotions at that time. [Please note that parts of this paper are in Japanese]. For the covering abstract see ITRD E140665.

• Authors:
  • HASEGAWA, C
  • OGURI, K
• Publication Date: 2007-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS), HELD BEIJING, OCTOBER 2007
  • Publisher: ITS America

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attention; Audible warning devices; Conferences; Driving simulators; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Intelligent transportation systems; Prevention; Psychology; Stress (Psychology)
• ITRD Terms: 2238: Attention; 585: Aural signal; 8525: Conference; 2222: Fatigue (human); 8735: Intelligent transport system; 9149: Prevention; 2255: Psychology; 1680: Simulator (driving); 2234: Stress (psychol)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01148893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 25 2010 8:59AM