The Impact of Simulated Road-Space Perception on Driver's Behavior

The paper presents the results of a study developed in order to highlight the effect of a visual stimulus on driving behavior. One bidirectional route and three different lighting conditions were monitored: a reference scenario with light evenly spread; a second and a third scenario, with an attenuation of light.The results highlighted the role of the environmental brightness on driving behavior, all other conditions being equal. In particular, the effect of darkness on drivers’ actions displayed the difficulties that arise in the interpretation of volumes, spaces and distances when the perception of the road environment worsens.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.922
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812043844
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18770428
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Pasetto, Marco
  • Barbati, Stefano Damiano
• Conference:
  • SIIV-5th International Congress - Sustainability of Road Infrastructures 2012
  • Location: Rome , Italy
  • Date: 2012-10-29 to 2012-10-31
• Publication Date: 2012-10-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 722-731
• Serial:
  • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0428
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Darkness; Drivers; Driving simulators; Luminance; Perception; Visibility distance; Vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487612
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 27 2013 2:39PM