Intersection design for older drivers

Oxley, Jennifer Anne; Fildes, Brian; Corben, Bruce; Langford, James William

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2006.06.005

Cited by 85 publications

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“…Older drivers often fail to yield to the right-of-way (Aizenberg & McKenzie, 1997;McGwin & Brown, 1999). They experience problems estimating safe gaps between oneself and approaching cars (Oxley et al, 2006) which leads to an over-involvement of crashes when turning left (Griffin, 2004;Mayhew et al, 2006), but also makes passing straight through an intersection a problematic undertaking (Preusser et al, 1998). Approaching and crossing an intersection involves several processes resulting in a complex task.…”

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Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Dotzauer¹,

Caljouw

Waard

et al. 2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Abstract:Within the next few decades, the number of older drivers operating a vehicle will increase rapidly (Eurostat, 2011). As age increases so does physical vulnerability, age-related impairments, and the risk of being involved in a fatal crashes. Older drivers experience problems in driving situations that require divided attention and decision making under time pressure as reflected by their overrepresentation in at-fault crashes on intersections. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) especially designed to support older drivers crossing intersections might counteract these difficulties. In a longer-term driving simulator study, the effects of an intersection assistant on driving were evaluated. 18 older drivers (M= 71.44 years) returned repeatedly completing a ride either with or without a support system in a driving simulator. In order to test the intersection assistance, eight intersections were depicted for further analyses. Results show that ADAS affects driving. Equipped with ADAS, drivers allocated more attention to the road center rather than the left and right, crossed intersections in shorter time, engaged in higher speeds, and crossed more often with a critical *Manuscript Click here to view linked References 2 time-to-collision (TTC) value. The implications of results are discussed in terms of behavioral adaptation and safety. Keywords:intersection assistance, older drivers, behavioral adaptation, safety, ADAS Highlights: More attention is allocated to the road center when driving with the system  Intersection assistance decreases intersection crossing time  Drivers equipped with ADAS cross intersections more often with a critical TTC 3

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Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Dotzauer¹,

Caljouw

Waard

et al. 2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…across the oncoming traffic) (Hakamies-Blomqvist 1988;Maycock et al 1991;Preusser et al 1998). Research suggests inappropriate gap selection, high task complexity and distraction from other road use as underlying factors that contribute to intersection and turning crashes (Oxley et al 2006).…”

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Exploring older drivers’ perceptions of driving

Musselwhite

Haddad

2010

Eur J Ageing

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This research uses grounded theory to assess the driving needs of 29 older car drivers using four data collection techniques (two waves of focus groups, an interview and a driver diary). Findings suggest that older drivers view themselves as having better driving skills and attitude towards driving compared to when they were younger and compared to other drivers. In addition, they have a good ability to adapt to their changing physiology. Nevertheless, they report difficulty in assessing their own driving ability and cite they would like help to increase self-awareness about the driving task. In addition, the participants report having increasing difficulty in not having enough time to read, compute and comprehend road signs, maintaining a constant speed at the speed-limit, increased tiredness and fatigue and increased sensitivity to glare. The findings suggest given an iterative, qualitative methodology where driving issues are focused upon, older drivers can become more self-aware of their driving limitations and discuss these aspects in the context of ageing physiology.

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“…Measures recommended for curbing traffic accidents at intersections usually include: location selection, adequate sight distance, channelizing of traffic flows with additional turning lanes and channelizing islands, reconstruction of intersection axes at intersections with skew angles, driving speed reduction, and placing adequate traffic signs and markings [1][2][3]. In the sphere of traffic safety at intersections, many studies have focused on the behaviour of elderly drivers at intersections [4][5][6][7][8] since elderly drivers, due to their reduced physical, perceptive and cognitive abilities, represent a potential danger for themselves and other drivers. However, the results of these studies offer only general recommendations and measures for improving traffic safety at intersections, and provide no specifically developed practical examples.…”

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New design procedure for four-leg channelized intersections

Stančerić¹,

Korlaet²,

Dragčević³

2017

JCE

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The design and possible simplifications of four-leg channelized intersections are analysed in the paper. The research resulted in a new simpler approach in which all intersection elements are properly formed from the very beginning, so that the need for the swept path analysis and redefining of intersection elements is rendered superfluous. New procedures for the design of four-leg channelized intersections for the 60 to 90 degree intersection angles, and for semi-trailer trucks 16.5 m in length, are presented. Novi postupak oblikovanja četverokrakih kanaliziranih raskrižja U radu se istražuje projektiranje kanaliziranih četverokrakih raskrižja i moguća pojednostaljenja. Provedeno je istraživanje rezultiralo novim i jednostavnijim pristupom u kojem su svi elementi raskrižja pravilno oblikovani od samog početka, tako da je potreba za kontrolom provoznosti i redefiniranjem elemenata raskrižja postala suvišna. Prikazani novi postupci projektiranja četverokrakih kanaliziranih raskrižja za kutove presijecanja osi od 60 do 90° za tegljač s poluprikolicom duljine 16.5 m.Ključne riječi: četverokraka kanalizirana raskrižja, nesemaforizirana raskrižja, trajektorije kretanja vozila, prometni otoci, rubovi kolnika, mjerodavno vozilo Wissenschaftlicher Originalbeitrag

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Intersection design for older drivers

Cited by 85 publications

References 13 publications

Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Exploring older drivers’ perceptions of driving

New design procedure for four-leg channelized intersections

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