Evaluation of an alternative traffic light change anticipation system

Newton, Craig; Mussa, Renatus; Sadalla, Edward K.; Burns, Elizabeth; Matthias, Judson S

doi:10.1016/s0001-4575(96)00073-5

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“…Studies on the effect of yellow intervals (Mahalel and Zaidel, 1985a), flashing green (Mahalel and Zaidel, 1985b), and flashing amber (Newton et al 1997) on RLV were also reported.…”

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Impact of Signal Timing Information on Safety and Efficiency of Signalized Intersections

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Signalized intersections are provided in traffic networks to improve the safety and efficiency of vehicular and pedestrian movement. There are various measures under education, enforcement and engineering headings that are being attempted to improve safety and efficiency of operations at a signalized intersection. Provision of signal countdown timer, a timer showing the remaining red and green time in a phase, is one such measure and is commonly adopted in India. However, studies on effects of countdown timer under Indian traffic conditions are very scarce. Traffic heterogeneity and lack of lane discipline makes transferability of models developed in other countries (with more organized traffic)infeasible. The present study is an attempt to analyze the changes in queue discharge characteristics and red light violations (RLV) under Indian traffic conditions due to the presence of timer. A before and after analysis was carried out using the data collected from a selected intersection in Chennai, India. The analysis is carried out for different vehicle types in the presence and absence of timers separately for the start and end of red/green. Results showed that the information provided at the start of green (end of red) enhances efficiency, the startup lost time is reduced and there is an increase in red light violations. Two wheelers present at the start of the queue are found to be the category that is mostly affected by this information. However, the information provided at end of green (start of red) was found to reduce the red light violations. In the presence of information, it was found that the information provided to the drivers should be tailored to achieve system optimality and results from studies such as the present one can help in decision making.

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“…Studies on the effect of yellow intervals (Mahalel and Zaidel, 1985a), flashing green (Mahalel and Zaidel, 1985b), and flashing amber (Newton et al 1997) on RLV were also reported.…”

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Impact of Signal Timing Information on Safety and Efficiency of Signalized Intersections

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“…More recently, a transitional zone has been defined at amber onset as the zone when drivers are in the condition of having to decide whether to proceed or to stop (Goh and Wong 2004). Other researchers defined the dilemma zone as the area in which neither safe stopping nor proceeding before the red signal is possible (Newton et al 1997). It has been reported that the uncertainty experienced when approaching traffic light intersections is associated with a certain degree of anxiety (Kikuchi et al 1993) and increased workload (Kaul and Baumann 2013) that can result in a workload compensation by reducing speed while approaching the intersection (Harms 1991;Rataj and Vollrath 2006).…”

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Driving behaviour at traffic light intersections

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To develop a driver assistance system with the goal to increase driving efficiency, we aimed at understanding unassisted driving behaviour. With this knowledge, we will then be able to estimate the potential of the assistance system to support drivers in avoiding unnecessary deceleration and acceleration when approaching traffic lights and to estimate the amount of influence the driver assistance system could have on normal driving. Efficient driving was defined as driving behaviour that leads to reduced fuel consumption and emissions. In a driving simulator experiment with twelve participants and a within-subjects design, drivers approached intersections while the traffic light was either solid green or solid red, or changed from red to green or from green to red during the approach. In addition, we varied whether there was a lead vehicle present and manipulated visibility through the presence or absence of fog. Driving speed, acceleration and pedal usage were analysed and interpreted due to their relation with fuel consumptions and emissions, which is well known from the literature. Participants avoided strong accelerations and decelerations when approaching a solid green traffic light compared to a changing red to green traffic light. Speed was reduced earlier, when the traffic light was solid red compared to when the traffic light changed from green to red. Higher visibility in the non-fog conditions compared to the fog condition was only an advantage in terms of more efficient driving behaviour when the traffic light phase did not change during the approach. The potential for improvements in driving efficiency was higher when drivers were in free driving compared to when following a lead vehicle. We propose that approaching traffic light intersections takes place in three phases: an orientation, a preparation and a realisation phase. A driver assistance system is expected to improve drivers' anticipation of the driving scene and could recommend efficient driving behaviour in all three phases.

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“…In numerous studies that focused upon driver behavior associated with the signal change, the probability for drivers' stop/go decisions was modeled as a function of the space or potential time (gap) from the stop line using the logistic regression (logit) technique (Newton et al, 1997;Köll et al, 2003;Yan et al, 2007;Papaioannou, 2007;Chang et al, 1985). Based on the function, most drivers will either stop when they have a shorter distance from the intersection or cross the intersection when they have a longer distance from the intersection.…”

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confidence: 99%