Driver behaviour and decision making at railway level crossings: An exploratory on-road case study

Paul M Salmon; M G Lenne; K L Young; N Tomasevic; A Williamson; C M Rudin-Brown

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Driver behaviour and decision making at railway level crossings: An exploratory on-road case study

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Driver behaviour and decision making at railway level crossings: An exploratory on-road case study

Paul M Salmon, M G Lenne, K L Young, N Tomasevic, A Williamson and C M Rudin-Brown

Proceedings of the 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-11

Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 2010 (Canberra, Australia, 31-Aug-2010–03-Sep-2010)

Australasian College of Road Safety

2010

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Psychology

Crashes at rail level crossings represent a significant problem, both in Australia and worldwide. Advances in driving assessment methods, such as the provision of on-road instrumented test vehicles, now provide researchers with the opportunity to further understand driver behaviour at rail level crossings in ways not previously possible. This paper gives an overview ofa recent on-road pilot study of driver behaviour at rail level crossings in which 25 participants drove a pre-determined route, incorporating 4 rail level crossings, using MUARC's instrumented On-Road Test Vehicle (ORTeV). Drivers provided verbal commentary whilst driving the route, and a range of other data were collected, including eye fixations, forward, cockpit and driver video, and vehicle data (speed, braking, steering wheel angle, lane tracking etc). Participants also completed a post trial cognitive task analysis interview. Extracts from the wider analyses are used to examine in depth driver behaviour at one of the rail level crossings encountered during the study. The analysis presented, along with the overall analysis undertaken, gives insight into the driver and wider systems factors that shape behaviour at rail level crossings, and highlights the utility of using a multi-method, instrumented vehicle approach for gathering data regarding driver behaviour in different contexts.

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Title: Driver behaviour and decision making at railway level crossings: An exploratory on-road case study
Authors: Paul M Salmon (Author) - Monash University
M G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
K L Young (Author) - Monash University
N Tomasevic (Author) - Monash University
A Williamson (Author) - Monash University
C M Rudin-Brown (Author) - Monash University
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-11
Conference details: Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 2010 (Canberra, Australia, 31-Aug-2010–03-Sep-2010)
Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
Date published: 2010
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450219002621
Output Type: Conference paper

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