The alerting effect of hitting a rumble strip—A simulator study with sleepy drivers

Anund, Anna; Kecklund, Göran; Vadeby, Anna; Hjälmdahl, Magnus; Åkerstedt, Torbjörn

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2008.08.017

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“…These analyses indicate that centreline milled rumble strips reduce the risk of multivehicle collisions and crashes in which a driver drives leftward off the road [33]. Simulator studies also demonstrate that rumble strips are effective in awakening sleepy drivers and that drivers awakened by rumble strips take the proper countermeasures [14,17]. Most studies examine rumble strips used in the centre of 8-10-m-wide roads, though they could also be used in the centre of the lane.…”

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“…Simulator studies have demonstrated that milled rumble strips do not cause erratic manoeuvring when drivers are alert [12,13] or sleepy [14]. A Finnish study of alert drivers demonstrated a decrease in the mean and standard deviation of lateral lane position due to less space to swerve before hitting the rumble strips [15].…”

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“…It is also know that hitting a milled rumble strip when sleepy effectively brings the driver back into the lane [14,17]. The effect of hitting a rumble strip when sleepy is fairly short in duration (i.e., 3-4 min) and drivers will return to the same sleepiness level as just before hitting the rumble strip [14] What happens on real roads and whether the driver behaves differently depending on the reason for hitting the rumble strip (i.e., sleepiness vs. distraction) is unknown.…”

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Effectiveness and acceptability of milled rumble strips on rural two-lane roads in Sweden

Vadeby

Anund

2017

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Purpose The study sought to estimate the effects of centreline milled rumble strips on rural two-lane roads in Sweden in a wide perspective. Traffic safety effects (i.e., fewer crashes and injuries), driver experience, and driver opinions of centreline milled rumble strip usage on rural roads are investigated. Methods To evaluate the traffic safety effects, an Empirical Bayes study comparing the outcome before and-after the introduction of rumble strips was conducted. This study is based on data from 2003-2012 from the Swedish national traffic accident database, STRADA. To capture driver experience and opinions about milled centreline rumble strips, focus groups and road-side interviews were performed. Results The results indicate a significant decrease in all types of severe injury crashes, a 20% (±13%) reduction in the number of fatalities and seriously injured people (all crash types) and a 27% (±18%) reduction in the number of fatalities and severely injured people in single-vehicle crashes. Participants in focus groups and road-side interviews generally favoured centreline rumble strips on rural roads, and up to 90% of the interviewed motorcyclists and commuters stated that the rumble strips would help improve traffic safety. Conclusions Rumble strips in the centre of two-lane rural roads are a countermeasure to help drivers who are unintentionally about to leave the lane, for example, due to sleepiness or inattention. Based on the results of this study, installing centreline milled rumble strips on two-lane rural roads 8-10 meters wide is a measure to consider to increase safety.

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Effectiveness and acceptability of milled rumble strips on rural two-lane roads in Sweden

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Anund

2017

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“…18 Horne and Reyner 1996), variability in lane positioning (e.g. Anund et al 2008;Forsman et al, 2013) 19 and variability in speed control (e.g. Matthews et al 2012).…”

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Sleep-related vehicle crashes on low speed roads

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Armstrong

Watson

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Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…In terms of road-related countermeasures to fatigue, perhaps the best known and most widely used interventions are edge or centre line rumble devices (Anund, Kecklund, Vadeby, Hjälmdahl, & Åkerstedt, 2008;Mahoney, Porter & Donnell, 2003) which can alert drivers by causing audiotactile vibrations, as the vehicle tires drive over them. The motivation for implementing such road-related changes is based partly on research which suggests that fatigue-related crashes are particularly prevalent for long straight sections of roads which do not provide adequate visual stimulation for drivers (Oron-Gilad & Ronen, 2007;Thiffault & Bergeron, 2003b).…”

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The effect of three low-cost engineering treatments on driver fatigue: A driving simulator study

Merat

Jamson

2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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The alerting effect of hitting a rumble strip—A simulator study with sleepy drivers

Cited by 81 publications

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Effectiveness and acceptability of milled rumble strips on rural two-lane roads in Sweden

Effectiveness and acceptability of milled rumble strips on rural two-lane roads in Sweden

Sleep-related vehicle crashes on low speed roads

The effect of three low-cost engineering treatments on driver fatigue: A driving simulator study

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