Application of Eyetracking Research Techniques Into Road Safety Studies – Theoretical Considerations

Kamiński, T.; Kruszewski, Mikołaj; Niezgoda, M.; Soluch, Paweł

doi:10.5604/12314005.1138355

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“…Two groups of similar drivers comprising forty-one drivers (20 Chinese and 21 Pakistanis) were recruited from both China and Pakistan. We selected drivers who were young (aged [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], male, well-educated (students enrolled in university), and possessed a minimum of one year of driving experience in their respective countries. The Chinese drivers had a mean age of 25.5 years and the Pakistani drivers had a mean age of 27.85 years.…”

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“…In recent years, there has been a rise in research focused on oculometry and its implications for road safety, indicating a growing interest among researchers [29]. However, many studies have primarily utilized eye trackers in simulated driving scenarios rather than real-life road conditions [30,31]. Distraction during driving has been identified as a major contributor to road accidents according to numerous studies [32].…”

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Driver Adaptability When Traffic Side Is Switched from Left to Right and Vice Versa: A Driving Simulator Study with Chinese and Pakistani Drivers

Dong,

Hussain,

Chen

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Driving simulators serve as valuable instruments for traffic safety research because they enable the creation of various scenarios that are hard to replicate in the real world. Eye tracker devices have proven to be immensely beneficial in studying eye movements. In this particular study, the objective was to examine potential variations in the adaptability of young male Chinese and Pakistani student drivers to left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) infrastructures when navigating under unfamiliar driving rules and environments. To achieve this, twenty-one Pakistani and twenty Chinese young male drivers were recruited to participate in different simulated driving scenarios (LHT and RHT). The factors tested were: (1) hazard perception; (2) time to collision (TTC); and (3) intersectional and lane-changing behavior. Using data collected from the driving simulator and eye tracker, differences in adaptability between both pools of drivers were compared using the ANOVA technique. The results showed that young male Chinese drivers were more vigilant and had a higher adaptability to unfamiliar infrastructure (3), they also had a better hazard perception (1) and time to collision (1 and 2). Young male Pakistani drivers had poorer hazard perception (2) and consequently had the shortest brake response time in the RHT scenario (2).

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Driver Adaptability When Traffic Side Is Switched from Left to Right and Vice Versa: A Driving Simulator Study with Chinese and Pakistani Drivers

Dong,

Hussain,

Chen

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Eye-tracker studies have received increasing interest in recent years, especially in the field of road safety ( 13 ). Eye-tracking devices are developed based on cognitive science theories that study the relationship between visual input and mental operations of humans, and their information can be used to monitor the driver in vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) ( 14 ). On the other hand, the driver creates a saliency map based on the visual input from the surroundings and creates priorities by assigning inputs to different significance categories which can be used in controlling the vehicle and eventually improving road safety ( 14 ).…”

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Gaze Behaviors of Drivers Approaching Crosswalks with Different Sign and Crosswalk Treatments

Pike

Shirinzad

Ananda

et al. 2022

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Where do drivers look when approaching crosswalk locations with different sign and crosswalk treatments? This paper explores the gaze behavior of drivers approaching crosswalk locations at two study areas. The closed course study area evaluated the observation of traffic control devices (TCDs) placed in an otherwise sparse environment. The campus course area evaluated TCDs placed in visually complex environments. Driver gaze behavior was investigated to determine how TCDs were viewed in both day and night conditions as the drivers approached the crosswalks. Researchers found that drivers generally looked at crosswalk markings for a longer time at night than during the day at both the closed course and campus course locations. Nighttime observations of traffic signs were significantly longer than daytime observations on the closed course area, but not significantly longer at the campus course. In general, the crosswalks were found to capture more gaze time than the signs. Signs captured less attention and, in some cases, no direct eye-gazes during the evaluation time frame. When considering the gaze patterns when no TCDs were present, there were typically increases in gazes at the signs. It was observed that gaze values were generally higher for the closed course where there was no traffic and minimal distractions. Distractions and complex driving environments may shift drivers’ attention from the roadway and TCDs, thus requiring the design, implementation, and maintenance of TCDs such that they are easily interpreted and not visually dissolved in the abundance of visual disturbances of a complex environment.

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“…The main aim of the conducted research was to determine the time which is devoted to road signs in the context of various traffic situations using eye-tracking [9]. Two experimental road signs were selected: directional marking "E" with numbering of junctions and vertical marking assigned to lanes.…”

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Research on the experimental road signs perception time and their intelligibility

2018

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Eye tracking technology is often used in road safety research. Eye tracker are used during real and simulated driving to investigate driver’s behaviour. It is also used for assessing influence of new elements, like experimental road signs or road signs from different country, on driver’s behaviour and performance. However it should be noted that, the probability that the signs will be noticed cannot be solely assessed by eye tracking data. Therefore there is a need to complete the results with additional sources of data, eg questionnaire study. In the paper results of research concerning road signs perception carried out with 33 volunteers are presented. Twelve boards with different road situations in the form of photos taken from the driver's perspective were prepared. After the exposure, the volunteer answered questions about the memorized information presented on the road signs.

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Application of Eyetracking Research Techniques Into Road Safety Studies – Theoretical Considerations

Abstract: In recent years, both in Poland and throughout Europe the number of road accidents and the number of people injured and killed in these cases systematically decreases (despite a slight increase in 2011

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Driver Adaptability When Traffic Side Is Switched from Left to Right and Vice Versa: A Driving Simulator Study with Chinese and Pakistani Drivers

Driver Adaptability When Traffic Side Is Switched from Left to Right and Vice Versa: A Driving Simulator Study with Chinese and Pakistani Drivers

Gaze Behaviors of Drivers Approaching Crosswalks with Different Sign and Crosswalk Treatments

Research on the experimental road signs perception time and their intelligibility

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