Journal article
At the cross-roads: An on-road examination of driving errors at intersections
Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.58, pp.226-234
2013
Abstract
A significant proportion of road trauma occurs at intersections. Understanding the nature of driving errors at intersections therefore has the potential to lead to significant injury reductions. To further understand how the complexity of modern intersections shapes behaviour of these errors are compared to errors made mid-block, and the role of wider systems failures in intersection error causation is investigated in an on-road study. Twenty-five participants drove a pre-determined urban route incorporating 25 intersections. Two in-vehicle observers recorded the errors made while a range of other data was collected, including driver verbal protocols, video, driver eye glance behaviour and vehicle data (e.g., speed, braking and lane position). Participants also completed a post-trial cognitive task analysis interview. Participants were found to make 39 specific error types, with speeding violations the most common. Participants made significantly more errors at intersections compared to mid-block, with misjudgement, action and perceptual/observation errors more commonly observed at intersections. Traffic signal configuration was found to play a key role in intersection error causation, with drivers making more errors at partially signalised compared to fully signalised intersections.
Details
- Title
- At the cross-roads: An on-road examination of driving errors at intersections
- Authors
- K L Young (Author) - Monash UniversityPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessM G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
- Publication details
- Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.58, pp.226-234
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.014
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450487902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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