A comparison of vehicular approach speed and braking between day and nighttime periods at an automated railway crossing

Ward, Nicholas J.; Wilde, Gerald J. S.

doi:10.1016/0925-7535(94)00056-9

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“…Although the system seems to affect the compliance rate, drivers' speed change patterns should also be investigated to better understand the performance of the system. e mean speed reduction on approach to a crossing can highlight the safety benefit and it has been investigated in various studies [5,52,53]. In this study, it is found that the speed patterns at different types of crossings were significantly different.…”

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Exploring the Effects of Signs’ Design and In-Vehicle Audio Warning on Driver Behavior at Flashing-Light-Controlled Grade Crossings: A Driving Simulator-Based Study

Yang

Yan

Xue

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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The complex environment at grade crossings and the severe collision consequences give rise to the concern of safety condition at crossings among traffic control authorities. Optimizing conventional devices and applying emerging technologies are worthwhile measures to improve the safety conditions at grade crossings. In this study, a flashing-light running (FLR) warning system was proposed to reduce crossing violation and improve performances of drivers at flashing-light-controlled grade crossings (FLCGCs). Forty-four fully licensed drivers aged between 30 and 48 years participated in a driving simulator study to investigate the efficacy of two countermeasures of the system: proposed design of signs and pavement markings (PSM) for grade crossing, and two-stage in-vehicle audio warning (IVAW) technology. A range of flashing light trigger timing and two foggy conditions were designed in this experiment to test the system applicability. Drivers’ gender and vocation were considered as well to examine drivers’ adaptation to the new proposed system. Five variables were collected and analyzed in this study to investigate the effectiveness of the system, i.e., drivers’ compliance, approaching mean speed, brake reaction time, deceleration, and red-to-crossing time. Results showed that drivers’ driving performances were improved in both PSM only condition and PSM + W condition. The FLR warning system could eliminate the negative effects of foggy weather and reduce gender differences in driver behaviors to some extent. These findings suggested that the FLR warning system has a potential to reduce the probability of grade crossing collisions.

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confidence: 71%

Exploring the Effects of Signs’ Design and In-Vehicle Audio Warning on Driver Behavior at Flashing-Light-Controlled Grade Crossings: A Driving Simulator-Based Study

Yang

Yan

Xue

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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“…Additionally, inadequate sight distance along the track hinders the detection of trains at the crossing or approaching the crossing (NTSB, 1998). To compensate for these reductions in visibility, drivers have generally adopted a more conservative approach behavior Ward and Wilde, 1995;Ward and Wilde, 1996). Countermeasures to improve the conspicuity of the grade crossing have included illumination (Mather, 1991), the "illumination" of signs when a train is at the crossing (Russell and Rys, 1996), or the use of strobe lights in conjunction with the advance warning signs and a supplementary sign reminding drivers to look for trains (Fambro, et al, 1997;Fambro, et al, 1998;Noyce and Fambro, 1998).…”

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“…In one such study, Ward and Wilde (1995) compared approach speed and brake light activations to grade crossings in daytime and nighttime conditions. Vehicle approach speed was tracked at eight incremental distances from the crossing, and two observers recorded whether drivers applied their brakes as they approached the crossing.…”

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Driver Behavior at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: A Literature Review from 1990-2006

Yeh¹,

Multer²

2008

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“…Poznato je da pasivna signalizacija ne nudi zaštitu vozačima [53]. Ovakvi sistemi pomažu vozačima pružajući informaciju o tome da nailaze na putni prelaz, pa prema tome, i mogućnosti da se putnom prelazu približava voz [54]. Na pasivnim putnim prelazima, vozač je u funkciji detektora signala, a voz je signal [55].…”

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Safety improvement of traffic at railway crossings

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In this paper there were developed statistical models for estimation of accident frequency, accident severity and empirical risk, that correspond to local characteristics of crossings in Serbia. The goal was to identify high risk locations. The data used were from five year period. Several regression models were tried (Poisson regression, Zeroinflated Poisson-ZIP, negative binomial model-NB, Zero-inflated NB model-ZINB). The most suitable model for modeling accident frequency was ZIP model. For modeling accident severity multinomial logit model was used, whereas the best model for empirical risk was ZINB model. The variables significantly linked to accident frequency and severity were identified. Finally, the calibrated models together with two ranking criteria were used in order to indentify high risk crossings in Serbian railway network. The first criterion was mean total risk at a crossing, and the second one was based on mean empirical risk. The accepted models for accident frequency and severity were used for estimating the reduction of accidents at railway crossings applying the corresponding technical procedures for safety improvement. In order to accomplish this, there has been performed a complete analysis of technologies and procedures from various regions, which are used nowadays or are in phase of examining there efficency. Their results and experience were used to estimate the efficency that those procedures would have in Serbia. In this paper the drivers' behaviour on railway crossing was also studied, both with road signs and with active warining devices. This upgrade from one system to another was useful for examining drivers' behaviour in two different systems, as well as the safety effects that concequently appeared.

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A comparison of vehicular approach speed and braking between day and nighttime periods at an automated railway crossing

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Exploring the Effects of Signs’ Design and In-Vehicle Audio Warning on Driver Behavior at Flashing-Light-Controlled Grade Crossings: A Driving Simulator-Based Study

Exploring the Effects of Signs’ Design and In-Vehicle Audio Warning on Driver Behavior at Flashing-Light-Controlled Grade Crossings: A Driving Simulator-Based Study

Driver Behavior at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: A Literature Review from 1990-2006

Safety improvement of traffic at railway crossings

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