Speed behaviour in work zone crossovers. A driving simulator study

Domenichini, Lorenzo; Torre, Francesca La; Branzi, Valentina; Nocentini, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2016.09.018

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“…These further support the statement that natural water bodies such as rivers regularly account for large proportions of drowning deaths. Discussion – when discussing riskier behaviour in males – you might want to note the involvement of alcohol (see Peden et al (2017) 2 ). I’m not sure whether alcohol is a big issue in Nepal, and I note there was no toxicological data from police supporting or disproving alcohol involvement but it might be worth mentioning as an additional area of research for drowning in Nepal, especially among males.…”

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Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data

Sedain

Pant

2018

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Background: Drowning is a serious and mostly preventable injury-related cause of death. Low-and-middle income countries represent over 90% of total drowning deaths worldwide. There is lack of epidemiological studies of drowning in Nepal. The aim of this paper is to describe the status of drowning in Nepal. Methods: Cases of drowning, occurring between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015 were extracted from the Daily Incident Recording System of Nepal Police. Drowning cases were extracted and analysed regardless of their intent. Variables on age, sex of the deceased, types of water bodies, geographical locations, season when drowning occurred and activities of deceased were extracted and descriptive analysis was conducted. Results: A total of 1,507 drowning cases were recorded over a 3 year period. The rate of drowning was 1.9 per 100,000 (2.95 for males and 0.92 for females). Majority of drowning occurred among males (76%) and more than half were (53%) under 20 years of age. Mostly drowning occurred in rivers (natural water bodies). The findings provide strong indication that drowning occurs throughout the year in Nepal. Children were highly vulnerable to drowning. The magnitude of drowning was found to be lower than estimated by global burden of disease (GBD) study. Conclusion: The burden of drowning in Nepal is considerable, but mostly unknown to the public. Despite only having access to a limited data source, this study provides useful evidence that comprehensive research in Nepal is needed urgently.

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Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data

Sedain

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2018

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“…e apparatus was previously validated as a reliable tool to predict the driver's behaviour in the real world and used to evaluate the driver's performance in terms of speed, acceleration/deceleration, and lateral position under various road environments and driving conditions [22,23,[44][45][46].…”

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“…In addition, several studies have shown the reliability of the acquired data (i.e., the correspondence between the driver behaviour in the simulator and in the real world) in different driving environments, traffic situations, etc. [22][23][24][25][26][27], enough to make this approach a valid and reliable alternative to study complex manoeuvres.…”

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A Combined Simulation Approach to Evaluate Overtaking Behaviour on Two-Lane Two-Way Rural Roads

Branzi

Meocci

Domenichini

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Journal of Advanced Transportation

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A significant percentage of road fatalities and injuries occur in the nonmotorway rural road network. One of the main causes of accidents on these roads is represented by overtaking, as, by its nature, it involves a risk of a head-on collision with oncoming traffic. The paper describes a combined simulation approach (driving simulator and traffic microsimulation) designed to examine the influence of different traffic conditions on passing manoeuvres on two-lane two-way rural roads. The main focus was the evaluation of the end of the passing manoeuvre because it reflects the risk of a head-on collision. In addition, the study aimed to assess the usefulness of the proposed combined approach in the ability to proactively and quickly diagnose traffic safety problems and consequently to evaluate appropriate solutions. The data collected with an interactive driving simulator on a sample of 54 participants have been used to adjust some input data of the traffic microsimulation software. A specific situation consisting of a stationary heavy vehicle obstructing the entire lane was repeated in both experiments. The analyses focused on time-to-collision (TTC), defined as the remaining gap between the passing vehicle and the oncoming vehicle at the end of the passing manoeuvre. The results showed that the type of manoeuvre performed is significantly influenced by the traffic condition. Furthermore, the manoeuvre is influenced by the gap between two successive vehicles in the opposite lanes. Focusing on the end of the manoeuvre, it was found how a traffic increase leads to a significant reduction of the TTC values. Furthermore, the comparative analysis conducted between the data recorded following the combined approach and those obtained using exclusively the input data of the microsimulation software supports the usefulness of the proposed methodology for conducting road safety analyses, especially in complex traffic environments where drivers’ behaviour plays a decisive role.

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“…Speed behavior [21][22][23] and rear-end-crash-related behavior [6,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30] (merging behavior and car-following behavior) have been a primary concern of researchers because of the traffic feature of work zones. Besides naturalistic driving and field experiments, self-report and driving simulation are also used in the research studies for data collection.…”

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“…Debnath [21] compared self-nominated speeds and actual speeds in work zones, finding that participants generally underestimate the speed in work zones. Domenichini [22] conducted a simulation experiment and found that drivers always exceed the speed limit of work zones.…”

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Driving Simulator Validity of Driving Behavior in Work Zones

Zhang

Guo

Sun

2020

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Driving simulation is an efficient, safe, and data-collection-friendly method to examine driving behavior in a controlled environment. However, the validity of a driving simulator is inconsistent when the type of the driving simulator or the driving scenario is different. The purpose of this research is to verify driving simulator validity in driving behavior research in work zones. A field experiment and a corresponding simulation experiment were conducted to collect behavioral data. Indicators such as speed, car-following distance, and reaction delay time were chosen to examine the absolute and relative validity of the driving simulator. In particular, a survival analysis method was proposed in this research to examine the validity of reaction delay time. The result indicates the following: (1) most indicators are valid in driving behavior research in the work zone. For example, spot speed, car-following distance, headway, and reaction delay time show absolute validity. (2) Standard deviation of the car-following distance shows relative validity. Consistent with previous researches, some driving behaviors appear to be more aggressive in the simulation environment.

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Speed behaviour in work zone crossovers. A driving simulator study

Cited by 38 publications

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Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data

Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data

A Combined Simulation Approach to Evaluate Overtaking Behaviour on Two-Lane Two-Way Rural Roads

Driving Simulator Validity of Driving Behavior in Work Zones

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