Driver behaviour at level crossings: Too fast approach speeds and too fast decisions?
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Paper/Presentation Title | Driver behaviour at level crossings: Too fast approach speeds and too fast decisions? |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Larue, Gregoire S. (Author), Watling, Christopher N. (Author), Black, Alexander (Author), Wood, Joanne M. (Author) and Griffin, Wanda (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Conference (2017) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Perth, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://acrs.org.au/article/driver-behaviour-at-level-crossings-too-fast-approach-speeds-and-too-fast-decisions/ |
Conference/Event | Australasian Road Safety Conference (2017) |
Event Details | Australasian Road Safety Conference (2017) Event Date 10 to end of 12 Oct 2017 Event Location Perth, Australia |
Abstract | Collisions at level crossings are a concern worldwide, but the contributing factors for such collisions are not well understood. The aim of the study was to further investigate driver behaviour at level crossings, during day and night-time driving. A 50-minute rural route was driven by 27 participants; GPS position and speed of the vehicle were recorded. Drivers approached level crossings without boom gates significantly faster than road intersections, resulting in more abrupt braking. Drivers spent a lot less time assessing the situation as compared to road intersections without traffic. Drivers slightly reduced their travelling speed under night-time conditions. |
Keywords | Road Environment; Driver Behaviour |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520402. Decision making |
420604. Injury prevention | |
520404. Memory and attention | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6zz1/driver-behaviour-at-level-crossings-too-fast-approach-speeds-and-too-fast-decisions
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