ADVANCE INFORMATION ON THE ROAD: A SIMULATOR STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF ROAD MARKINGS

Accident statistics and studies of driving behavior have shown repeatedly that curved roads are hazardous. It was hypothesized that the safety of curves could be improved by indicating in advance that course of the road in a more effective way than do traditional road signs. A code of sequences of stripes put on the right edge of the pavement was developed to identicate to the driver the radius of the curve ahead. The main characteristics of this code was the frequency of transitions from code elements to gaps between elements. The effect of these markings was investigated on a driving simulator. Twelve subjects drove on simulated roads of different curvature and with different placement of the code in the approach zone. Some positive effects of the advance information could be observed. The subjects drove more steadily, more precisely, and with a more suitable speed profile. /Author/

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  Human Factors Society

  Johns Hopkins University Press
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21218
• Authors:
  • Witt, H
  • Hoyos, C G
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 521-532
• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Highway curves; Personnel performance; Road markings; Simulation; Traffic safety; Training simulators
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148784
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM