Research highlights ▶ We examined how experienced and novice drivers identify pedestrians in residential and urban areas. ▶ All drivers observed 58 hazardous traffic scene movies while their eye movements were recorded. ▶ Drivers were asked to press a response button each time they identify a hazardous situation. ▶ All drivers identified pedestrians more often in residential areas than in urban areas. ▶ Visual search patterns in urban and residential traffic environments are discussed.

    Abstract The present study examined how experienced and young-inexperienced drivers (either trained in hazard perception or not) respond to and identify pedestrians when they appear in residential roads within populated neighborhoods and in urban roads located outside neighborhoods and usually less populated. As part of a hazard perception test, participants were connected to an eye tracking system and were asked to observe 58 traffic scene movies and press a response button each time they detected a hazardous situation. Analyzing all pedestrian-related events revealed that, regardless of driving experience or training, drivers detect pedestrians less often when they appear in urban areas and more often when they appear in residential areas. Moreover, experienced drivers processed information more efficiently than young-inexperienced drivers (both trained and untrained) when pedestrians were identified. Visual search patterns in urban and residential traffic environments are discussed.


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    Title :

    Drivers’ perception of vulnerable road users: A hazard perception approach


    Contributors:

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    Publication date :

    2010-11-29


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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