Complex cognitive interactions in a badly designed world: investigating the underlying causes of collisions between distinct road users

Paul M Salmon; M G Lenne; Guy H Walker; A J Filtness

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Complex cognitive interactions in a badly designed world: investigating the underlying causes of collisions between distinct road users

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Complex cognitive interactions in a badly designed world: investigating the underlying causes of collisions between distinct road users

Paul M Salmon, M G Lenne, Guy H Walker and A J Filtness

Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-12

Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference: Vision, Action, Results, 2013 (Brisbane, Australia, 28-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)

Australasian College of Road Safety

2013

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Collisions between distinct road users (e.g. drivers and riders, drivers and cyclists) make a substantial contribution to the road trauma burden. Although evidence suggests different road users interpret the same road situations differently, it is not clear how their situation awareness differs, nor is it clear which differences might lead to conflicts. This article presents the findings from a major on-road study which was conducted to examine driver, cyclist and motorcyclist situation awareness in different road environments. The findings suggest that drivers, motorcyclists, and cyclists develop markedly different situational understandings even when operating in the same road environments. Examination of these differences indicate that they are likely to be compatible along arterial roads, shopping strips and at roundabouts, but that they may create conflicts between the different road users at intersections. The key role of road design in supporting compatible situation awareness and behaviour across different road users is discussed.

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Title: Complex cognitive interactions in a badly designed world: investigating the underlying causes of collisions between distinct road users
Authors: Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
M G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
Guy H Walker (Author) - Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
A J Filtness (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-12
Conference details: Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference: Vision, Action, Results, 2013 (Brisbane, Australia, 28-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
Date published: 2013
Copyright note: Copyright © 2013 The Author. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. This paper can be found in the online database of papers for this conference at http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/.
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448637202621
Output Type: Conference paper

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