Impact of the Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) on driver speed: A driving simulator study.

Impact of the Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) on driver speed: A driving simulator study. Accid Anal Prev. 2020 Apr 28;141:105541 Authors: Meuleners LB, Fraser ML, Roberts P Abstract The Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) is an innovative road safety treatment designed to slow traffic on major approaches to a high-risk rural intersection when vehicles are turning or crossing into or out of the side roads, thus reducing fatal and serious casualties. A 2 × 2 experimental driving simulation study was undertaken which aimed to determine the impact of signage (RIAWS versus traditional painted) and sign content (80 km/h versus slow down) on drivers' instantaneous speed at rural intersections. The driving simulator assessment was completed by 96 drivers aged between 18 and 80 years with a current WA C class licence (passenger vehicle). This provided a total of 384 observations. The results of a two-way ANOVA found a significant interaction effect between speed signage and sign content (F(1,3) = 11.78, p < 0.001). The RIAWS "80 km/h" sign resulted in significantly lower instantaneous speeds than all other types of signs including RIAWS "slow down signs (p < 0.001), traditional painted "80 km/h" signs (p = 0.023) and traditional painted "slow down" signs (p = 0.001). Overall, the study found that RIAWS "80 km/h" sign and not the RIAWS "slow down" sign provided the most effe...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research