Novice Driver Speed Adjustment to Wet Weather
Novice drivers are accident repeaters in traffic system. This does something important with driving experience. However, the experiences are accumulated during the first few years after they get their driving license which is a traffic accident prone period. During this period, the new driver's driving mode plays an important role in driving safety. Speed choice in wet weather is compared with those in fine conditions. The result shows that novice drivers are inclined to reduce their driving speed on rainy days (4–5 km/h). At the same time, their heart rate changes (HRC) remarkably (p<0.01). In other words, new drivers undergo stress in this situation. But the speed reduction is small, and yet such speed modifications are not sufficient to compensate for the increased hazard posed by wet weather.
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- © 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Zhang, Kairan
- Tang, Zhihui
- Li, Guofang
- Yang, Xiaoliang
- Bai, Yongbin
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Conference:
- Second International Conference on Transportation Engineering
- Location: Chengdu , China
- Date: 2009-7-25 to 2009-7-27
- Publication Date: 2009-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Pagination: pp 63-67
- Monograph Title: International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2009
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Rainfall; Recently qualified drivers; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic speed; Weather conditions
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01525188
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784410394
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Nov 12 2013 1:36PM