Title
Function and acceptance of overtaking assistant design tested in driving simulator experiment
Author
Hegeman, G.
van der Horst, A.R.A.
Brookhuis, K.A.
Hoogendoorn, S.P.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2007
Abstract
This paper describes a driving simulator experiment to test the functioning and acceptance of a standardized overtaking assistant design. On a simulated two-lane road, 24 participants drove 15 min with and without a prototype overtaking assistant The overtaking assistant calculated the available time to perform an overtaking maneuver, taking the preceding vehicle and opposing traffic into account When it was safe to overtake, the assistant showed a green sign to participants; when it was not safe, a red sign was shown. The number of overtaking maneuvers performed in the base scenario (without assistance) did not vary significantly from that in the assistant scenario. Male participants, however, did overtake significantly more than female participants. The reported activation level of all participants had grown significantly after the run with the overtaking assistant, compared with a similar run without assistance. Participants' ratings for the usefulness of the assistant and On how satisfying it was were both low; some participants thought the assistant was too careful (shows a red sign while it is safe to overtake), and others thought it was not careful enough (shows a green sign while it is not safe to overtake). The overtaking frequency of participants was not significantly related to sensation-seeking scores, which are highly related to risky driving. It was concluded that according to the performance of the overtaking maneuvers, it is possible to design a standardized overtaking assistant However, it should be possible to improve the system to suit the different drivers' perceptions better.
Subject
Traffic Simulation
Traffic
Design
Driving simulator
Accident prevention
Ground vehicles
Systems analysis
Traffic congestion
Overtaking assistant design
Risky driving
Automobile drivers
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3141/2018-07
TNO identifier
19320
Source
Human performance, user information, simulation, and visualization. TRB, 45-52
Series
Transportation research record
Bibliographical note
Ook verschenen in de TRB 2007 annual meeting (CD-rom) paper 07-0970 Voor de gedrukte versie wordt maar een selectie uit de CD genomen, en die worden aangepast en zijn wel peer reviewed. Teksten zijn dus niet helemaal hetzelfde
Document type
bookPart