Unraveling the impact of fog on driver behavior in highway tunnel entrances: A field experiment
CONCLUSION: The study suggests a high risk associated with driving in the entrance area of highway tunnels during foggy conditions, particularly after entering the tunnel. This situation significantly increases drivers' visual and psychological load. Furthermore, the effectiveness of retro-reflective facilities diminishes. Therefore, employing more self-illuminated or actively illuminated visual guiding facilities is recommended to aid drivers in acquiring traffic information.PMID:38656910 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2319333 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 24, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Shiming He Zhigang Du Lei Han Wenyi Jiang Fangtong Jiao Aojun Ma Source Type: research
The association between single and dual use of cannabis and alcohol and driving under the influence and riding with an impaired driver in a large sample of Canadian adolescents
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights that all students, regardless of substance use, are at risk of IDR, but students engaged in dual use of alcohol and cannabis face an elevated risk compared to both peers who do not use substances and those who use only a single substance. These findings emphasize the importance of targeted interventions that address the risks associated with IDR.PMID:38656911 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2342571 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 24, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Mahmood R Gohari Karen A Patte Tara Elton-Marshall Adam Cole Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay Richard B élanger Scott T Leatherdale Source Type: research
Real-world crash configurations and traffic violations among newly licensed young drivers with different route familiarity levels
CONCLUSIONS: Several basic aspects of targeted countermeasures can be put forward. Visual impacts such as rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) can be used in order to prevent wrong way driving on the tourist roadways. Arranging safety talks and programs in colleges and universities and technical interventions like Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) can be used to reduce young drivers' driving distraction and overconfidence. It is recommended that the driving schools can use these research findings to include in licensure program to make young drivers more aware of the various factors that expose them to crash ri...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 24, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Gang Xue Lian Liu Source Type: research
Comparison of frontal crash compatibility metrics between battery-electric and internal-combustion-engine passenger vehicles
CONCLUSION: Overall, this study indicates that current BEVs are not excessively aggressive in terms of stiffness metrics for frontal crash compatibility compared with ICE vehicles.PMID:38648010 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2337126 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Becky C Mueller Matthew L Brumbelow Haden Bragg Jessica S Jermakian Source Type: research
Prediction of rear-seat belt use: Application of extended theory of planned behavior
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this paper contribute to more effective recommendations to improve the use of rear seat belts and to safeguard rear seat passengers.PMID:38648014 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2341384 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Lihua Liu Jianrong Liu Source Type: research
Delays in blood collection and drug toxicology results among crash-involved drivers arrested for impaired driving
CONCLUSIONS: Crash severity and the time of day at which a crash occurs can result in delays in the collection of blood specimens after impaired driving arrests. Because drugs often continue to be metabolized and eliminated between arrest and biological specimen collection, measured concentrations may not represent the concentrations of drugs that were present at the time of driving. This has the potential to affect drug-impaired driving prosecution, particularly in jurisdictions whose laws specify per se impairment thresholds.PMID:38648016 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2333918 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Jana M Price Ryan C Smith Amy K Miles Turan A Kayagil Source Type: research
Comparison of frontal crash compatibility metrics between battery-electric and internal-combustion-engine passenger vehicles
CONCLUSION: Overall, this study indicates that current BEVs are not excessively aggressive in terms of stiffness metrics for frontal crash compatibility compared with ICE vehicles.PMID:38648010 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2337126 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Becky C Mueller Matthew L Brumbelow Haden Bragg Jessica S Jermakian Source Type: research
Prediction of rear-seat belt use: Application of extended theory of planned behavior
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this paper contribute to more effective recommendations to improve the use of rear seat belts and to safeguard rear seat passengers.PMID:38648014 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2341384 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Lihua Liu Jianrong Liu Source Type: research
Delays in blood collection and drug toxicology results among crash-involved drivers arrested for impaired driving
CONCLUSIONS: Crash severity and the time of day at which a crash occurs can result in delays in the collection of blood specimens after impaired driving arrests. Because drugs often continue to be metabolized and eliminated between arrest and biological specimen collection, measured concentrations may not represent the concentrations of drugs that were present at the time of driving. This has the potential to affect drug-impaired driving prosecution, particularly in jurisdictions whose laws specify per se impairment thresholds.PMID:38648016 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2333918 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 22, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Jana M Price Ryan C Smith Amy K Miles Turan A Kayagil Source Type: research
Effects of a color gradient and emoji in AR-HUD warning interfaces in autonomous vehicles on takeover performance and driver emotions
CONCLUSIONS: These findings offer valuable insights for designing safer and more user-friendly AR-HUD interfaces for self-driving cars.PMID:38634776 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2337120 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 18, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Kaidi Yu Dandan Du Dongyu Yu Jinyi Zhi Yun Wang Chunhui Jing Source Type: research
Evaluation of eye-catching effect in highway tunnel entrance area based on saccade behavior
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of considering visual attraction in tunnel entrance design. Minimizing unnecessary visual attraction can help reduce distractions and maintain driver attention, ultimately enhancing driving safety. Driver education programs should emphasize the significance of adapting to visual attraction at tunnel entrances to promote safer driving practices. Overall, this study contributes valuable insights into the effects of visual attraction on driver scanning behavior, facilitating the development of strategies to improve tunnel design and driver education.PMID:38634777 | DOI:10.108...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 18, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Lei Han Zhigang Du Source Type: research
Effects of a color gradient and emoji in AR-HUD warning interfaces in autonomous vehicles on takeover performance and driver emotions
CONCLUSIONS: These findings offer valuable insights for designing safer and more user-friendly AR-HUD interfaces for self-driving cars.PMID:38634776 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2024.2337120 (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 18, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Kaidi Yu Dandan Du Dongyu Yu Jinyi Zhi Yun Wang Chunhui Jing Source Type: research
Evaluation of eye-catching effect in highway tunnel entrance area based on saccade behavior
CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of considering visual attraction in tunnel entrance design. Minimizing unnecessary visual attraction can help reduce distractions and maintain driver attention, ultimately enhancing driving safety. Driver education programs should emphasize the significance of adapting to visual attraction at tunnel entrances to promote safer driving practices. Overall, this study contributes valuable insights into the effects of visual attraction on driver scanning behavior, facilitating the development of strategies to improve tunnel design and driver education.PMID:38634777 | DOI:10.108...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 18, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Lei Han Zhigang Du Source Type: research
The attentional guidance and facilitating effects of group behavioral cues on individual college pedestrians' jaywalking decisions
CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that pedestrians' jaywalking decisions were based on other pedestrians' illegal crossing cues and automatic associative processes in low-risk situations. The higher the number of people crossing the street, the higher the number of pedestrians illegally crossing the road. In high-risk situations, pedestrians paid more attention to vehicle hazard cues before making jaywalking decisions, and fewer illegal crossings. The jaywalking decisions were based on a risk assessment, a controlled analytical process. The results verify the effect of visual cues on pedestrians' attentional guidance and d...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 17, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Xinyu Du Jinfei Ma Mengqi Zhang Jinling Wang Chao Liang Source Type: research
The effects of postural support padding modifications to child restraints for children with disability on crash protection
CONCLUSIONS: This study does not support the use of postural support padding to increase recline of a forward-facing restraint or padding behind the head. Recommendations in published standards and guidelines to not use foam that is spongy, soft or easily compressed, with preference for secured firm foam or short-term use of tightly rolled or folded toweling under the child restraint cover is supported. This study also highlights the importance of considering the whole context of child occupant protection when using additional padding, particularly the change in the child's seated position when adding padding in relation t...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - April 15, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Lyndall Cook Julie Brown Nicholas Kent Tom Whyte Lynne E Bilston Source Type: research
