title: Impact of perceptual treatments on lateral control during driving on crest vertical curves: a driving simulator study.
abstract: Approximately 48% of all fatal collisions in Europe are classified as single-vehicle run-off-road or head-on collisions. These crashes relate to trajectory control (road departure) and represent a safety challenge. In France, single-vehicle run-off-road crashes represent 21% of all crashes and head-on collisions represent 11%. This study evaluated the effectiveness of four perceptual treatments (i.e., a painted center line, post-delineators, rumble strips on both sides of the center line and sealed shoulders) in supporting the driver to maintain lateral control; that is, to support the driver to keep in the center of his/her lane. Forty-three participants drove a fixed-base driving simulator, on a simulated straight 3 km rural road with two crest vertical curves (CVC). Four sections were chosen for analysis: a reference section (i.e., the first CVC), a test section (i.e., the second CVC), a pre-test section (i.e., immediately before the second CVC) and a post-test section (i.e., immediately after the second CVC). The results showed that drivers drive more at the center of their lane with the rumble strips on both sides of the center line and with the sealed shoulders than with the actual marking (here center line) or other treatments.
authors.affiliation: INRETS, MSIS, 2 avenue du Général Malleret-Joinville, Arcueil cedex, France. florence.rosey@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosey
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Auberlet
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plainchault
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003463:Cues; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014796:Visual Perception