Driving simulators to evaluate road geometric design effects on driver behaviour: A systematic review

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2021

Autores

Mariane Bobermin (Autor) Outra; Sara Ferreira (Autor) FEUP

Revista

Título: Accident Analysis and Prevention

Vol. 150

ISSN: 0001-4575

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citação

ISI Web of Science

Scopus - 1 Citação

Pubmed / Medline

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Engenharia > Engenharia civil > Engenharia de infra-estruturas

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia civil

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00T-69Y

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105923

Abstract (EN): Several factors can influence driver behaviour, and road geometry is one of them. A better understanding of driver-roadway interaction can enhance road design to create a safer traffic system. In this context, driving simulators are powerful tools that combine convenience and effectiveness in identifying drivers' responses to different geometry factors. In this paper, a systematic review following a Prisma guideline was conducted on driving simulator studies that examined the effects of road geometry on driver behaviour to reveal the current procedures adopted in this field and their main findings. A systematic search of eleven databases was performed covering six years of research results. Inclusion of relevant studies focused on horizontal curves, a topic identified as the most cited, extended this period. The results revealed significant heterogeneity in relation to the measured variables and deficiencies when reporting the experiment, which prevented a meta-analysis of the studies' outcomes. Despite this, a discussion of the potential of driving simulators to contribute to several road safety research gaps is presented. In addition, problems of a lack of standardisation in the performance of the experiments were detected, potentially influencing the findings of the studies. However, the results also suggest that experiments that followed good experimental practices observed effects on driver performances not detected by other studies.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 15