Perceptual Processes Used by Drivers During Overtaking in a Driving Simulator

Human Factors - Tập 47 Số 2 - Trang 394-417 - 2005
Rob Gray1, D. Regan2
1Department of Applied Psychology, Arizona State University East, Building 140, 7001 East Williams Field Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212, USA.
2York University, Toronto,Canada#TAB#

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This study investigated the control strategies and decision making of drivers who were executing overtaking maneuvers in a fixed-base driving simulator. It was found that drivers were frequently inaccurate in deciding whether it was safe to overtake in front of an oncoming vehicle. One source of error in this situation was the control strategy adopted by the driver; in several instances our drivers initiated an overtaking maneuver when the oncoming car's distance was above a critical value, even though there was not sufficient time to complete a safe maneuver. Adaptation to closing speed (produced by driving on a straight open road) also had large effects on overtaking behavior. For all participants, closing speed adaptation resulted in decisions that were delayed, of higher risk, and more variable. Actual or potential applications of this research include improved training for younger drivers and the development of in-car interfaces that reduce closing speed adaptation.

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Human Factors

Tập 47 Số 2

394-417

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