DocumentCode :
270022
Title :
Influence of age, gender and delay on overtaking dynamics
Author :
Llorca, Carlos ; García, Alfredo ; Tsui Moreno, Ana ; Pérez-Zuriaga, Ana María
Author_Institution :
Highway Eng. Res. Group, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Volume :
7
Issue :
2
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Jun-13
Firstpage :
174
Lastpage :
183
Abstract :
Overtaking is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres on two-lane rural highways. The most influential factors are related to drivers, so ITS and assistance systems are not yet common. This research is based on experimental data of overtaking manoeuvres collected using an instrumented passenger car, equipped with four cameras, laser rangefinders and a global positioning service (GPS) tracker. This vehicle was driven along four different road segments in the surroundings of Valencia (Spain) at a speed slightly slower than the operating speed of each segment. Overtaking time and speeds were measured. Unlike previous work, the influence of human factor was also considered. Age and gender of overtaking driver, as well as time spent following were used to characterise this influence. More than 200 manoeuvres were recorded and the influence of driver characteristics and delay on gap acceptance, manoeuvre duration and speed differences have been analysed. Results show differences in behaviour between age and gender groups, since young male overtaking drivers have shown a more aggressive behaviour. Overtaking times were around 1 s lower than other drivers, whereas average speed difference was 4 km/h higher. Collected data and their analysis have provided a basis to review design criteria and to develop future assistance systems.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; automated highways; driver information systems; gender issues; human factors; image sensors; laser ranging; GPS tracker; ITS; Spain; Valencia; assistance systems; cameras; dangerous manoeuvres; gap acceptance; gender; human factor; instrumented passenger car; laser rangefinders; manoeuvre duration; overtaking dynamics; road segments; two-lane rural highways;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Transport Systems, IET
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1751-956X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/iet-its.2012.0147
Filename :
6553411
Link To Document :
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