Exploring schema-driven differences in situation awareness between road users: an on-road study of driver, cyclist and motorcyclist situation awareness

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

doi:10.1080/00140139.2013.867077

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Exploring schema-driven differences in situation awareness between road users: an on-road study of driver, cyclist and motorcyclist situation awareness

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Exploring schema-driven differences in situation awareness between road users: an on-road study of driver, cyclist and motorcyclist situation awareness

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

Ergonomics, Vol.57(2), pp.191-209

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2013.867077

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Collisions between different road users make a substantial contribution to road trauma. Although evidence suggests that different road users interpret the same road situations differently, it is not clear how road users' situation awareness differs, nor is it clear which differences might lead to conflicts. This article presents the findings from an on-road study conducted to examine driver, motorcyclist and cyclist situation awareness in different road environments. The findings suggest that, in addition to minor differences in the structure of different road users' situation awareness (i.e. amount of information and how it is integrated), the actual content of situation awareness in terms of road user schemata, the resulting interaction with the world and the information underpinning situation awareness is markedly different. Further examination indicates that the differences are likely to be compatible along arterial roads, shopping strips and at roundabouts, but that they may create conflicts between different road users at intersections. Interventions designed to support compatible situation awareness and behaviour between different road users are discussed.

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Title: Exploring schema-driven differences in situation awareness between road users: an on-road study of driver, cyclist and motorcyclist situation awareness
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
Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
A J Filtness (Author) - Monash University
Publication details: Ergonomics, Vol.57(2), pp.191-209
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.867077
ISSN: 0014-0139
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448898902621
Output Type: Journal article

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