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

Merat, Natasha; Jamson, A. Hamish

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.017

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“…Numerous studies on the effects of performing dualtask procedure, involving driving a vehicle and talking on a mobile phone, on the efficiency of performing the main (driving) task indicate that this efficiency drops very seriously, which is reflected in the increased number of violent braking episodes, lack of control, neglecting rear mirror view and impaired strategies for recognizing objects on the road [55]. The study of Balk et al [56] realised on a low fidelity driving simulator has shown that the percentage of fixations on the vehicles involved in hazardous events throughout the test was greater for the driving-only condition than driving and talking on a mobile (40% vs. 29%). The mean time spent looking at the hazardous vehicles was greater for the driving-only…”

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Application of eye-tracking in drivers testing: A review of research

Kapitaniak

Walczak

Kosobudzki

et al. 2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental AbstractRecording and analyzing eye movements provide important elements for understanding the nature of the task of driving a vehicle. This article reviews the literature on eye movement strategies employed by drivers of vehicles (vehicle control, evaluation of the situation by analyzing essential visual elements, navigation). Special focus was placed on the phenomenon of conspicuity, the probability of perceiving an object in the visual field and the factors that determine it. The article reports the methods of oculographic examination, with special emphasis on the non-invasive technique using corneal reflections, and the criteria for optimal selection of the test apparatus for drivers in experimental conditions (on a driving simulator) and in real conditions. Particular attention was also paid to the helmet -or glass-type devices provided with 1 or 2 high definition (HD) camcorders recording the field of vision and the direction of gaze, and the non-contact devices comprising 2 or 3 cameras and an infrared source to record eye and head movements, pupil diameter, eye convergence distance, duration and frequency of eyelid blinking. A review of the studies conducted using driver eye-tracking procedure was presented. The results, in addition to their cognitive value, can be used with success to optimize the strategy of drivers training.

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Application of eye-tracking in drivers testing: A review of research

Kapitaniak

Walczak

Kosobudzki

et al. 2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…Researchers typically use blinking frequency to evaluate driving fatigue and workloads [7,8,9,10]; gazing and scanning, however, are only considered as effective means to gather traffic information and recognize drivers’ intentions [11,12,13,14,15,16,17]. Common analysis metrics include gaze duration, gaze frequency, saccade duration, saccade frequency, saccade amplitude, and various transition-based parameters between fixation.…”

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Drivers’ Visual Search Patterns during Overtaking Maneuvers on Freeway

Zhang

Dai

Pei

et al. 2016

IJERPH

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Drivers gather traffic information primarily by means of their vision. Especially during complicated maneuvers, such as overtaking, they need to perceive a variety of characteristics including the lateral and longitudinal distances with other vehicles, the speed of others vehicles, lane occupancy, and so on, to avoid crashes. The primary object of this study is to examine the appropriate visual search patterns during overtaking maneuvers on freeways. We designed a series of driving simulating experiments in which the type and speed of the leading vehicle were considered as two influential factors. One hundred and forty participants took part in the study. The participants overtook the leading vehicles just like they would usually do so, and their eye movements were collected by use of the Eye Tracker. The results show that participants' gaze durations and saccade durations followed normal distribution patterns and that saccade angles followed a log-normal distribution pattern. It was observed that the type of leading vehicle significantly impacted the drivers' gaze duration and gaze frequency. As the speed of a leading vehicle increased, subjects' saccade durations became longer and saccade angles became larger. In addition, the initial and destination lanes were found to be key areas with the highest visual allocating proportion, accounting for more than 65% of total visual allocation. Subjects tended to more frequently shift their viewpoints between the initial lane and destination lane in order to search for crucial traffic information. However, they seldom directly shifted their viewpoints between the two wing mirrors.

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“…An aspect of the effectiveness of rumble strips that has not previously been examined is the stability of the alerting effect. That is, previous research has demonstrated the immediate effect that hitting a single rumble strip can have (Anund et al ., ; Merat and Jamson, ); however, it is unknown what the effect is of repeated rumble strip hits. The study by Anund et al .…”

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“…Driving simulators studies also demonstrate the alerting effects of hitting a rumble strip. Significant reductions in physiological sleepiness indices and reduced variability of lateral position occur after hitting a rumble strip (Anund et al, 2008;Merat and Jamson, 2013). However, the alerting effect from hitting a rumble strip appears to be transient (i.e.…”

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Do repeated rumble strip hits improve driver alertness?

Watling

Åkerstedt

Kecklund

et al. 2015

Journal of Sleep Research

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SummaryDriving while sleepy is associated with increased crash risk. Rumble strips are designed to alert a sleepy or inattentive driver when they deviate outside their driving lane. The current study sought to examine the effects of repeated rumble strip hits on levels of physiological and subjective sleepiness as well as simulated driving performance. In total, 36 regular shift workers drove a high-fidelity moving base simulator on a simulated road with rumble strips installed at the shoulder and centre line after a working a full night shift. The results show that, on average, the first rumble strip occurred after 20 min of driving, with subsequent hits occurring 10 min later, with the last three occurring approximately every 5 min thereafter. Specifically, it was found that the first rumble strip hit reduced physiological sleepiness; however, subsequent hits did not increase alertness. Moreover, the results also demonstrate that increased subjective sleepiness levels, via the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, were associated with a greater probability of hitting a rumble strip. The present results suggest that sleepiness is very resilient to even strongly arousing stimuli, with physiological and subjective sleepiness increasing over the duration of the drive, despite the interference caused by rumble strips.

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

Cited by 64 publications

References 32 publications

Application of eye-tracking in drivers testing: A review of research

Application of eye-tracking in drivers testing: A review of research

Drivers’ Visual Search Patterns during Overtaking Maneuvers on Freeway

Do repeated rumble strip hits improve driver alertness?

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